Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) Competitors

Ranger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) and HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Is RNGR or HPK more profitable?

HighPeak Energy has a net margin of 12.03% compared to Ranger Energy Services' net margin of 3.92%. HighPeak Energy's return on equity of 8.79% beat Ranger Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ranger Energy Services	3.92%	8.36%	6.03%
HighPeak Energy	12.03%	8.79%	4.59%

Do analysts recommend RNGR or HPK?

Ranger Energy Services currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.38%. HighPeak Energy has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.28%. Given HighPeak Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HighPeak Energy 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
HighPeak Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Does the media refer more to RNGR or HPK?

In the previous week, HighPeak Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Ranger Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HighPeak Energy and 2 mentions for Ranger Energy Services. Ranger Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat HighPeak Energy's score of 0.69 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
HighPeak Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RNGR or HPK a better dividend stock?

Ranger Energy Services pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. HighPeak Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ranger Energy Services pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HighPeak Energy pays out 18.2% 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. Ranger Energy Services has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and HighPeak Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ranger Energy Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, RNGR or HPK?

Ranger Energy Services has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, RNGR or HPK?

HighPeak Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ranger Energy Services. HighPeak Energy 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	$571.10M	0.50	$18.40M	$0.99	12.70
HighPeak Energy	$1.07B	1.03	$95.07M	$0.88	9.95

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RNGR or HPK?

68.1% of Ranger Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Ranger Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.9% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

HighPeak Energy beats Ranger Energy Services on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.