Comparing Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) & Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) and Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Range Resources and Mach Natural Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Range Resources	26.09%	18.64%	11.04%
Mach Natural Resources	7.46%	18.46%	9.76%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Range Resources and Mach Natural Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Range Resources	1	13	4	2	2.35
Mach Natural Resources	0	3	2	3	3.00

Range Resources presently has a consensus price target of $43.41, indicating a potential upside of 2.34%. Mach Natural Resources has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.13%. Given Mach Natural Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mach Natural Resources is more favorable than Range Resources.

Volatility & Risk

Range Resources has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mach Natural Resources has a beta of -0.33, indicating that its stock price is 133% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.9% of Range Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Mach Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Range Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 87.8% of Mach Natural Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Range Resources and Mach Natural Resources”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Range Resources	$3.12 billion	3.21	$658.02 million	$3.78	11.22
Mach Natural Resources	$1.18 billion	2.07	$142.98 million	$0.77	18.75

Range Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Mach Natural Resources. Range Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mach Natural Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Range Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Mach Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Range Resources pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mach Natural Resources pays out 275.3% 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 has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Mach Natural Resources has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Range Resources beats Mach Natural Resources on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Range Resources

Range Resources Corporation operates as an independent natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, and condensate company in the United States. The company engages in the exploration, development, and acquisition of natural gas and crude oil properties located in the Appalachian region. It sells natural gas to utilities, marketing and midstream companies, and industrial users; NGLs to petrochemical end users, marketers/traders, and natural gas processors; and oil and condensate to crude oil processors, transporters, and refining and marketing companies. The company was formerly known as Lomak Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Range Resources Corporation in August 1998. Range Resources Corporation was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

About Mach Natural Resources

Mach Natural Resources LP, an independent upstream oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Anadarko Basin region of Western Oklahoma, Southern Kansas, and the panhandle of Texas. It also owns a portfolio of midstream assets, as well as owns plants and water infrastructure. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.