RGC Resources (RGCO) Competitors

RGC Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) and XPLR Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, RGCO or XIFR?

RGC Resources has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPLR Infrastructure has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer RGCO or XIFR?

XPLR Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $16.77, indicating a potential upside of 76.33%. Given XPLR Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe XPLR Infrastructure is more favorable than RGC Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RGC Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
XPLR Infrastructure	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RGCO or XIFR?

35.8% of RGC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of RGC Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor RGCO or XIFR?

In the previous week, XPLR Infrastructure had 13 more articles in the media than RGC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for XPLR Infrastructure and 3 mentions for RGC Resources. RGC Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat XPLR Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that RGC Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RGC Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XPLR Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RGCO or XIFR more profitable?

RGC Resources has a net margin of 14.50% compared to XPLR Infrastructure's net margin of -14.10%. RGC Resources' return on equity of 11.86% beat XPLR Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RGC Resources	14.50%	11.86%	4.09%
XPLR Infrastructure	-14.10%	1.64%	1.03%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RGCO or XIFR?

RGC Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XPLR Infrastructure. XPLR Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RGC Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RGC Resources	$84.64M	2.51	$11.76M	$1.28	16.11
XPLR Infrastructure	$1.23B	0.73	-$23M	-$1.90	-5.01

Summary

RGC Resources beats XPLR Infrastructure on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.