RGC Resources (RGCO) Competitors

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RGCO vs. SMC, OPAL, PCYO, MNTK, and GWRS

Should you buy RGC Resources stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares RGC Resources with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with RGC Resources include Summit Midstream Partners (SMC), OPAL Fuels (OPAL), Pure Cycle (PCYO), Montauk Renewables (MNTK), and Global Water Resources (GWRS). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.

How does RGC Resources compare to Summit Midstream Partners?

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

35.8% of RGC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of Summit Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of RGC Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Summit Midstream Partners shares are held 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.

Summit Midstream Partners has a consensus price target of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.77%. Given Summit Midstream Partners' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Summit Midstream Partners 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Summit Midstream Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

RGC Resources has a net margin of 13.01% compared to Summit Midstream Partners' net margin of -1.09%. RGC Resources' return on equity of 11.87% beat Summit Midstream Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RGC Resources	13.01%	11.87%	4.19%
Summit Midstream Partners	-1.09%	N/A	N/A

RGC Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Summit Midstream Partners. Summit Midstream Partners 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	$107.30M	2.19	$13.28M	$1.34	16.83
Summit Midstream Partners	$562.09M	1.04	-$1.91M	-$1.88	N/A

In the previous week, Summit Midstream Partners had 4 more articles in the media than RGC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Summit Midstream Partners and 3 mentions for RGC Resources. Summit Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat RGC Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Summit Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RGC Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Summit Midstream Partners	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

RGC Resources has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Summit Midstream Partners has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

RGC Resources beats Summit Midstream Partners on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does RGC Resources compare to OPAL Fuels?

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

35.8% of RGC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of RGC Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.6% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

OPAL Fuels has higher revenue and earnings than RGC Resources. RGC Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OPAL Fuels, 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	$107.30M	2.19	$13.28M	$1.34	16.83
OPAL Fuels	$336.94M	1.08	$14.75M	$0.07	30.00

RGC Resources has a net margin of 13.01% compared to OPAL Fuels' net margin of 1.33%. RGC Resources' return on equity of 11.87% beat OPAL Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RGC Resources	13.01%	11.87%	4.19%
OPAL Fuels	1.33%	-479.62%	0.47%

In the previous week, OPAL Fuels had 8 more articles in the media than RGC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for OPAL Fuels and 3 mentions for RGC Resources. OPAL Fuels' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat RGC Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that OPAL Fuels is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RGC Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
OPAL Fuels	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

OPAL Fuels has a consensus target price of $2.72, suggesting a potential upside of 29.37%. Given OPAL Fuels' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe OPAL Fuels 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
OPAL Fuels	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

RGC Resources has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, OPAL Fuels has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

RGC Resources and OPAL Fuels tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does RGC Resources compare to Pure Cycle?

RGC Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) and Pure Cycle (NASDAQ:PCYO) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

35.8% of RGC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Pure Cycle shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of RGC Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Pure Cycle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RGC Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pure Cycle	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

RGC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Pure Cycle. RGC Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pure Cycle, 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	$107.30M	2.19	$13.28M	$1.34	16.83
Pure Cycle	$26.09M	9.26	$13.11M	$0.58	17.29

In the previous week, RGC Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Pure Cycle. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for RGC Resources and 1 mentions for Pure Cycle. RGC Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pure Cycle'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RGC Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pure Cycle	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 45.80% compared to RGC Resources' net margin of 13.01%. RGC Resources' return on equity of 11.87% beat Pure Cycle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RGC Resources	13.01%	11.87%	4.19%
Pure Cycle	45.80%	9.75%	8.65%

RGC Resources has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pure Cycle has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

RGC Resources beats Pure Cycle on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does RGC Resources compare to Montauk Renewables?

RGC Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) and Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

35.8% of RGC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of RGC Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.3% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Montauk Renewables has a consensus price target of $1.80, suggesting a potential upside of 17.26%. Given Montauk Renewables' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Montauk Renewables 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Montauk Renewables	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

RGC Resources has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Montauk Renewables had 1 more articles in the media than RGC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Montauk Renewables and 3 mentions for RGC Resources. RGC Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Montauk Renewables' score of -0.53 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)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Montauk Renewables	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

RGC Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Montauk Renewables. RGC Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montauk Renewables, 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	$107.30M	2.19	$13.28M	$1.34	16.83
Montauk Renewables	$176.38M	1.24	$1.75M	$0.02	76.75

RGC Resources has a net margin of 13.01% compared to Montauk Renewables' net margin of 0.40%. RGC Resources' return on equity of 11.87% beat Montauk Renewables' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RGC Resources	13.01%	11.87%	4.19%
Montauk Renewables	0.40%	0.28%	0.17%

Summary

RGC Resources beats Montauk Renewables on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does RGC Resources compare to Global Water Resources?

Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS) and RGC Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, Global Water Resources had 4 more articles in the media than RGC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Global Water Resources and 3 mentions for RGC Resources. Global Water Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat RGC Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Global Water Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Global Water Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RGC Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Global Water Resources has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RGC Resources has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

RGC Resources has a net margin of 13.01% compared to Global Water Resources' net margin of 3.53%. RGC Resources' return on equity of 11.87% beat Global Water Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Water Resources	3.53%	3.53%	0.63%
RGC Resources	13.01%	11.87%	4.19%

Global Water Resources currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 113.37%. Given Global Water Resources' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Global Water Resources is more favorable than RGC Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Water Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
RGC Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

27.9% of Global Water Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of RGC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 53.7% of Global Water Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of RGC Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

RGC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Global Water Resources. RGC Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Water 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
Global Water Resources	$55.76M	3.63	$2.96M	$0.07	100.43
RGC Resources	$107.30M	2.19	$13.28M	$1.34	16.83

Global Water Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. RGC Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Global Water Resources pays out 428.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RGC Resources pays out 64.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Water Resources has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and RGC Resources has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

Summary

RGC Resources beats Global Water Resources on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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RGCO vs. The Competition

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Metric	RGC Resources	OIL REFING&MKTG Industry	Energy Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$234.68M	$45.73B	$10.60B	$12.34B
Dividend Yield	3.75%	2.32%	10.21%	5.33%
P/E Ratio	16.83	15.03	21.30	25.65
Price / Sales	2.19	0.65	999.87	85.61
Price / Cash	9.75	9.45	38.63	56.16
Price / Book	1.89	2.76	4.63	7.06
Net Income	$13.28M	$2.34B	$4.25B	$335.04M
7 Day Performance	1.81%	-1.24%	0.22%	2.60%
1 Month Performance	5.03%	6.38%	3.44%	1.42%
1 Year Performance	7.28%	69.46%	56.92%	35.67%

RGC Resources Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
RGCO RGC Resources	2.3955 of 5 stars	$22.59 -0.9%	N/A	+8.5%	$234.68M	$107.30M	16.83	100
SMC Summit Midstream Partners	3.2786 of 5 stars	$32.18 +0.9%	$47.00 +46.1%	+20.4%	$610.17M	$562.09M	N/A	244	Insider Trade Gap Down
OPAL OPAL Fuels	4.2197 of 5 stars	$2.05 +3.5%	$2.72 +32.5%	-19.6%	$355.47M	$336.94M	29.29	270	Gap Up
PCYO Pure Cycle	0.8305 of 5 stars	$10.15 -2.8%	N/A	-6.4%	$246.64M	$26.09M	17.64	40
MNTK Montauk Renewables	2.4939 of 5 stars	$1.48 -6.0%	$1.80 +22.0%	-19.0%	$209.95M	$176.38M	73.79	130

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