RPC (RES) Competitors

Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and RPC (NYSE:RES) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, PTEN or RES?

Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPC has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PTEN or RES?

Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus target price of $8.77, suggesting a potential upside of 48.19%. RPC has a consensus target price of $5.06, suggesting a potential upside of 8.99%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than RPC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Patterson-UTI Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
RPC	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PTEN or RES?

97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of RPC shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.5% of RPC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor PTEN or RES?

In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 4 more articles in the media than RPC. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 9 mentions for RPC. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat RPC's score of 0.12 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Patterson-UTI Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RPC	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PTEN or RES more profitable?

RPC has a net margin of 5.55% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -19.78%. RPC's return on equity of 7.08% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Patterson-UTI Energy	-19.78%	-0.70%	-0.43%
RPC	5.55%	7.08%	5.64%

Is PTEN or RES a better dividend stock?

Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. RPC pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RPC pays out 44.4% 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. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PTEN or RES?

RPC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPC, 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
Patterson-UTI Energy	$5.38B	0.42	-$968.03M	-$2.60	-2.28
RPC	$1.42B	0.72	$91.44M	$0.36	12.90

Summary

Patterson-UTI Energy beats RPC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.