RRC vs. SWN, MTDR, SM, KOS, CRK, MRO, EQT, DVN, AR, and APA
Should you be buying Range Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Range Resources include Southwestern Energy (SWN), Matador Resources (MTDR), SM Energy (SM), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Comstock Resources (CRK), Marathon Oil (MRO), EQT (EQT), Devon Energy (DVN), Antero Resources (AR), and APA (APA). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) and Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Range Resources and Range Resources both had 15 articles in the media. Range Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Southwestern Energy's score of 0.64 indicating that Range Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Range Resources has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southwestern Energy has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Range Resources received 93 more outperform votes than Southwestern Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.87% of users gave Range Resources an outperform vote while only 57.34% of users gave Southwestern Energy an outperform vote.
Southwestern Energy has a net margin of 23.87% compared to Range Resources' net margin of 17.00%. Range Resources' return on equity of 13.30% beat Southwestern Energy's return on equity.
Southwestern Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Range Resources. Southwestern 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.
98.9% of Range Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of Southwestern Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Range Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Southwestern Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Range Resources currently has a consensus target price of $36.62, suggesting a potential upside of 2.55%. Southwestern Energy has a consensus target price of $8.14, suggesting a potential upside of 15.00%. Given Southwestern Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Southwestern Energy is more favorable than Range Resources.
Summary
Range Resources beats Southwestern Energy on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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