Range Resources Q4 EPS Estimate Boosted by Zacks Research

Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Range Resources in a report released on Monday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings per share of $0.87 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.85. The consensus estimate for Range Resources' current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Range Resources' Q1 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.87 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen cut Range Resources from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and set a $42.00 price objective on shares of Range Resources in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Williams Trading set a $40.00 target price on shares of Range Resources in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Range Resources from $43.00 to $39.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Range Resources from $32.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $41.95.

Range Resources Stock Performance

NYSE RRC traded down $0.11 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $40.96. 1,383,479 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,506,718. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Range Resources has a 12-month low of $27.29 and a 12-month high of $43.50. The company has a market cap of $9.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.63. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $38.22 and a 200 day moving average of $37.56.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Range Resources by 71.3% during the fourth quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,057,280 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $181,961,000 after purchasing an additional 2,104,304 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in shares of Range Resources during the fourth quarter worth $33,684,000. Amundi boosted its stake in Range Resources by 233.2% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 1,180,913 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $44,308,000 after buying an additional 826,530 shares during the last quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp grew its holdings in shares of Range Resources by 2,522.3% in the first quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 823,650 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $32,888,000 after purchasing an additional 792,240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Range Resources by 9.3% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,330,676 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $263,768,000 after buying an additional 624,955 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.93% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Range Resources

In related news, Director James M. Funk sold 13,582 shares of Range Resources stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.03, for a total value of $475,777.46. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 54,394 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,905,421.82. The trade was a 19.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Dennis Degner sold 35,850 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.42, for a total value of $1,449,057.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 58,431 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,361,781.02. The trade was a 38.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 76,080 shares of company stock worth $2,984,479. Insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Range Resources Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a $0.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.88%. Range Resources's payout ratio is 32.14%.

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.