Blue Dolphin Energy (OTCMKTS:BDCO) vs. Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) Financial Survey

Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) and Blue Dolphin Energy (OTCMKTS:BDCO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Range Resources has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Dolphin Energy has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Range Resources and Blue Dolphin Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Range Resources	$2.42 billion	3.57	$266.34 million	$1.99	18.23
Blue Dolphin Energy	$317.52 million	0.07	-$8.64 million	($0.57)	-2.47

Range Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Dolphin Energy. Blue Dolphin 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Range Resources and Blue Dolphin Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Range Resources	1	13	7	1	2.36
Blue Dolphin Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Range Resources presently has a consensus target price of $42.05, indicating a potential upside of 15.92%. Given Range Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Blue Dolphin Energy.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.9% of Range Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Range Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 88.3% of Blue Dolphin Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Range Resources and Blue Dolphin Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Range Resources	17.22%	15.95%	8.71%
Blue Dolphin Energy	-2.82%	-24.22%	-7.98%

Summary

Range Resources beats Blue Dolphin Energy on 14 of the 15 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 Blue Dolphin Energy

Blue Dolphin Energy Company, an independent downstream energy company, engages in the refining and marketing of petroleum products in the United States. It operates through two segments, Refinery Operations, and Tolling and Terminaling. The company produces finished products, including jet fuel, as well as various intermediate products, such as naphtha, heavy oil mud blendstock, and atmospheric gas oil; and conducts tolling and terminaling services at the Nixon facility. It also provides storage tank rentals and ancillary services. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Blue Dolphin Energy Company is a subsidiary of Lazarus Energy Holdings, LLC.