MUSA vs. RRC, YPF, WFRD, SWN, MTDR, AR, CHRD, DINO, AM, and APA
Should you be buying Murphy USA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Murphy USA include Range Resources (RRC), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Weatherford International (WFRD), Southwestern Energy (SWN), Matador Resources (MTDR), Antero Resources (AR), Chord Energy (CHRD), HF Sinclair (DINO), Antero Midstream (AM), and APA (APA). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) and Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.
80.8% of Murphy USA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Range Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Murphy USA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Range Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Murphy USA had 14 more articles in the media than Range Resources. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Murphy USA and 8 mentions for Range Resources. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Range Resources' score of 0.22 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Range Resources received 659 more outperform votes than Murphy USA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.00% of users gave Murphy USA an outperform vote while only 59.89% of users gave Range Resources an outperform vote.
Murphy USA has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Range Resources has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Murphy USA pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Range Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Murphy USA pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Range Resources pays out 16.2% 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.
Murphy USA presently has a consensus price target of $408.60, suggesting a potential downside of 7.65%. Range Resources has a consensus price target of $37.10, suggesting a potential upside of 1.73%. Given Range Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Murphy USA.
Range Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Murphy USA. Murphy USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Range Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Range Resources has a net margin of 17.00% compared to Murphy USA's net margin of 2.43%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 64.45% beat Range Resources' return on equity.
Summary
Murphy USA and Range Resources tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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