Ranger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) & Weatherford International (OTCMKTS:WFTIQ) Head to Head Contrast

Weatherford International (OTCMKTS:WFTIQ) and Ranger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Weatherford International and Ranger Energy Services, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weatherford International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ranger Energy Services	0	2	1	0	2.33

Ranger Energy Services has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.15%. Given Ranger Energy Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ranger Energy Services is more favorable than Weatherford International.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Weatherford International and Ranger Energy Services”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weatherford International	$3.69 billion	0.01	-$1.92 billion	N/A	N/A
Ranger Energy Services	$546.90 million	0.70	$12.30 million	$0.60	26.85

Ranger Energy Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Weatherford International.

Profitability

This table compares Weatherford International and Ranger Energy Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weatherford International	-32.44%	-57.14%	-10.97%
Ranger Energy Services	2.36%	4.87%	3.33%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.1% of Ranger Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Weatherford International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Ranger Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ranger Energy Services beats Weatherford International on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Weatherford International

Weatherford International Plc provides equipment and services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry. It operates through two segments: Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. The firm’s products and services are Drilling and Evaluation, Production, Completions, and Well Construction. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

About Ranger Energy Services

Ranger Energy Services, Inc. provides onshore high specification well service rigs, wireline services, and complementary services to exploration and production companies in the United States. It operates through three segments: High Specification Rigs, Wireline Services, and Processing Solutions and Ancillary Services. The High Specification Rigs segment offers well service rigs and complementary equipment and services to facilitate operations throughout the lifecycle of a well; and well maintenance services. This segment also has a fleet of 402 well service rigs. The Wireline Services segment provides wireline production and intervention services to provide information to identify and resolve well production problems through cased hole logging, perforating, mechanical, and pipe recovery services; wireline completion services that are used primarily for pump down perforating operations to create perforations or entry holes through the production casing; and pumping services. This segment also has a fleet of 66 wireline units and 29 high-pressure pump trucks. The Processing Solutions and Ancillary Services segment rents well service-related equipment consisting of fluid pumps, power swivels, well control packages, hydraulic catwalks, frac tanks, pipe racks, and pipe handling tools; and coiled tubing, decommissioning, and snubbing services, as well as provides proprietary and modular equipment for the processing of natural gas streams. This segment also engages in the rental, installation, commissioning, start up, operation, and maintenance of mechanical refrigeration units, nitrogen gas liquid stabilizer units, nitrogen gas liquid storage units, and related equipment. Ranger Energy Services, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.