Range Resources (RRC) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to EQT or RRC?

In the previous week, EQT had 5 more articles in the media than Range Resources. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for EQT and 24 mentions for Range Resources. EQT's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Range Resources' score of 0.59 indicating that EQT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EQT	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Range Resources	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, EQT or RRC?

EQT has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Range Resources has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EQT or RRC?

90.8% of EQT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of EQT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Range Resources shares are held 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EQT or RRC?

Range Resources received 209 more outperform votes than EQT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.32% of users gave EQT an outperform vote while only 59.08% of users gave Range Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EQT	Outperform Votes 822 67.32%	Underperform Votes 399 32.68%
Range Resources	Outperform Votes 1031 59.08%	Underperform Votes 714 40.92%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EQT or RRC?

EQT has higher revenue and earnings than Range Resources. Range Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EQT, 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
EQT	$5.27B	5.67	$1.74B	$0.40	125.37
Range Resources	$3.37B	2.75	$871.14M	$1.98	19.43

Is EQT or RRC more profitable?

Range Resources has a net margin of 17.63% compared to EQT's net margin of 4.37%. Range Resources' return on equity of 13.69% beat EQT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EQT	4.37%	4.82%	2.72%
Range Resources	17.63%	13.69%	7.21%

Do analysts rate EQT or RRC?

EQT presently has a consensus price target of $52.17, suggesting a potential upside of 4.03%. Range Resources has a consensus price target of $38.78, suggesting a potential upside of 0.79%. Given EQT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EQT is more favorable than Range Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EQT	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Range Resources	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

Is EQT or RRC a better dividend stock?

EQT pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Range Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. EQT pays out 157.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Range Resources pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

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