Reviewing Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) and Stabilis Solutions (NASDAQ:SLNG)

Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) and Stabilis Solutions (NASDAQ:SLNG) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Range Resources and Stabilis Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Range Resources	$3.12 billion	3.00	$658.02 million	$3.62	11.04
Stabilis Solutions	$68.25 million	1.46	-$1.35 million	($0.42)	-12.71

Range Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Stabilis Solutions. Stabilis Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Range Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Range Resources and Stabilis Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Range Resources	1	16	2	1	2.15
Stabilis Solutions	1	1	0	0	1.50

Range Resources presently has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.05%. Given Range Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Stabilis Solutions.

Risk & Volatility

Range Resources has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stabilis Solutions has a beta of -0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Stabilis Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Range Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 72.2% of Stabilis Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Range Resources and Stabilis Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Range Resources	25.04%	18.63%	11.23%
Stabilis Solutions	-14.06%	-12.33%	-8.17%

Summary

Range Resources beats Stabilis Solutions on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Range Resources

Range Resources Corporation operates as an independent natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, and condensate company in the United States. The company engages in the exploration, development, and acquisition of natural gas and crude oil properties located in the Appalachian region. It sells natural gas to utilities, marketing and midstream companies, and industrial users; NGLs to petrochemical end users, marketers/traders, and natural gas processors; and oil and condensate to crude oil processors, transporters, and refining and marketing companies. The company was formerly known as Lomak Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Range Resources Corporation in August 1998. Range Resources Corporation was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

About Stabilis Solutions

Stabilis Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, an energy transition company, provides clean energy production, storage, transportation, and fueling solutions primarily using liquefied natural gas (LNG) to various end markets in North America. The company offers LNG solutions to customers in aerospace, agriculture, energy, industrial, marine bunkering, mining, pipeline, remote power, and utility markets. It also provides engineering and field support services, as well as rents cryogenic equipment. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Stabilis Solutions, Inc. is a subsidiary of LNG Investment Company LLC.