SM vs. RRC, MTDR, CRK, KOS, SD, EGY, BRY, WTI, PHX, and COP
Should you be buying SM Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SM Energy include Range Resources (RRC), Matador Resources (MTDR), Comstock Resources (CRK), Kosmos Energy (KOS), SandRidge Energy (SD), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Berry (BRY), W&T Offshore (WTI), PHX Minerals (PHX), and ConocoPhillips (COP). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.
SM Energy vs.
SM Energy (NYSE:SM) and Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation.
SM Energy has a net margin of 28.63% compared to Range Resources' net margin of 17.63%. SM Energy's return on equity of 19.82% beat Range Resources' return on equity.
SM Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Range Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. SM Energy pays out 12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Range Resources pays out 32.7% 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. SM Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
SM Energy has a beta of 4.14, indicating that its stock price is 314% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Range Resources has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
94.6% of SM Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of SM Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Range Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Range Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SM Energy. SM Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Range Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Range Resources had 2 more articles in the media than SM Energy. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Range Resources and 13 mentions for SM Energy. SM Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Range Resources' score of 0.77 indicating that SM Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Range Resources received 204 more outperform votes than SM Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.89% of users gave SM Energy an outperform vote while only 58.80% of users gave Range Resources an outperform vote.
SM Energy currently has a consensus price target of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.74%. Range Resources has a consensus price target of $39.95, indicating a potential downside of 1.03%. Given SM Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SM Energy is more favorable than Range Resources.
Summary
SM Energy beats Range Resources on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SM) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
