RRC vs. EQT, DVN, MTDR, CRK, SM, KOS, SD, EGY, BRY, and WTI
Should you be buying Range Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Range Resources include EQT (EQT), Devon Energy (DVN), Matador Resources (MTDR), Comstock Resources (CRK), SM Energy (SM), Kosmos Energy (KOS), SandRidge Energy (SD), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Berry (BRY), and W&T Offshore (WTI). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.
Range Resources vs.
EQT (NYSE:EQT) and Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
EQT pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Range Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
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.
EQT currently has a consensus price target of $54.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.46%. Range Resources has a consensus price target of $39.95, suggesting a potential downside of 0.68%. Given EQT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe EQT is more favorable than Range Resources.
90.8% of EQT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of EQT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Range Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Range Resources received 206 more outperform votes than EQT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.10% of users gave EQT an outperform vote while only 58.80% of users gave Range Resources an outperform vote.
EQT has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Range Resources has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, EQT had 28 more articles in the media than Range Resources. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for EQT and 16 mentions for Range Resources. EQT's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Range Resources' score of 0.82 indicating that EQT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
EQT beats Range Resources on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:RRC) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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