Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) Competitors

Ranger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) and Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend RNGR or KRP?

Ranger Energy Services presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential downside of 20.36%. Kimbell Royalty Partners has a consensus price target of $18.25, suggesting a potential upside of 33.16%. Given Kimbell Royalty Partners' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kimbell Royalty Partners is more favorable than Ranger Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ranger Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kimbell Royalty Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, RNGR or KRP?

Kimbell Royalty Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ranger Energy Services. Kimbell Royalty Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ranger Energy Services, 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
Ranger Energy Services	$579.50M	0.60	$23.80M	$0.66	23.78
Kimbell Royalty Partners	$310.65M	4.21	$66.54M	-$0.11	-124.59

Which has more risk and volatility, RNGR or KRP?

Ranger Energy Services has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimbell Royalty Partners has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor RNGR or KRP?

In the previous week, Kimbell Royalty Partners had 20 more articles in the media than Ranger Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Kimbell Royalty Partners and 4 mentions for Ranger Energy Services. Ranger Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Kimbell Royalty Partners' score of 0.11 indicating that Ranger Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ranger Energy Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kimbell Royalty Partners	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RNGR or KRP?

68.1% of Ranger Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.8% of Kimbell Royalty Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Ranger Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Kimbell Royalty Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RNGR or KRP?

Kimbell Royalty Partners received 36 more outperform votes than Ranger Energy Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.00% of users gave Kimbell Royalty Partners an outperform vote while only 62.21% of users gave Ranger Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ranger Energy Services	Outperform Votes 270 62.21%	Underperform Votes 164 37.79%
Kimbell Royalty Partners	Outperform Votes 306 71.00%	Underperform Votes 125 29.00%

Is RNGR or KRP more profitable?

Kimbell Royalty Partners has a net margin of 11.33% compared to Ranger Energy Services' net margin of 2.54%. Kimbell Royalty Partners' return on equity of 5.82% beat Ranger Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ranger Energy Services	2.54%	5.54%	4.01%
Kimbell Royalty Partners	11.33%	5.82%	3.05%

Is RNGR or KRP a better dividend stock?

Ranger Energy Services pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Kimbell Royalty Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Ranger Energy Services pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kimbell Royalty Partners pays out -1,454.5% 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. Kimbell Royalty Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Kimbell Royalty Partners beats Ranger Energy Services on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.