Range Resources (RRC) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Contrast

Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Range Resources to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Range Resources has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Range Resources’ peers have a beta of -3.72, meaning that their average share price is 472% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Range Resources and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Range Resources	$3.40 billion	$658.02 million	13.54
Range Resources Competitors	$14.79 billion	$5.51 billion	-0.27

Range Resources’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Range Resources. Range Resources is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Range Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Range Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Range Resources pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.0% and pay out -122.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Range Resources has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Range Resources lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Range Resources and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Range Resources	1	19	3	1	2.17
Range Resources Competitors	5969	26960	40804	2413	2.52

Range Resources currently has a consensus price target of $46.22, indicating a potential downside of 9.42%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 26.83%. Given Range Resources’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Range Resources has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Range Resources and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Range Resources	25.25%	19.15%	11.79%
Range Resources Competitors	-470.80%	19.34%	6.40%

Summary

Range Resources peers beat Range Resources on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Range Resources Company Profile

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.