Viper Energy (VNOM) Competitors

Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) and Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has better earnings and valuation, RRC or VNOM?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Range Resources	$3.37B	2.51	$871.14M	$1.98	17.76
Viper Energy	$835.80M	12.18	$200.09M	$2.33	23.18

Is RRC or VNOM a better dividend stock?

Range Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Range Resources pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Viper Energy pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media prefer RRC or VNOM?

In the previous week, Range Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Viper Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Range Resources and 7 mentions for Viper Energy. Viper Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Range Resources' score of 0.90 indicating that Viper Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Range Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Viper Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, RRC or VNOM?

Range Resources has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RRC or VNOM?

Range Resources received 508 more outperform votes than Viper Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.59% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote while only 59.38% of users gave Range Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Range Resources	Outperform Votes 1026 59.38%	Underperform Votes 702 40.63%
Viper Energy	Outperform Votes 518 64.59%	Underperform Votes 284 35.41%

Do analysts recommend RRC or VNOM?

Range Resources presently has a consensus price target of $34.94, indicating a potential downside of 0.61%. Viper Energy has a consensus price target of $51.63, indicating a potential downside of 4.42%. Given Range Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Viper Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Range Resources	3 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Viper Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RRC or VNOM?

98.9% of Range Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Range Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Viper Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RRC or VNOM more profitable?

Viper Energy has a net margin of 24.65% compared to Range Resources' net margin of 17.63%. Range Resources' return on equity of 13.69% beat Viper Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Range Resources	17.63%	13.69%	7.21%
Viper Energy	24.65%	6.72%	4.98%

Summary

Range Resources beats Viper Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.