RPC (RES) Competitors $5.18 +0.03 (+0.49%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:44 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.20 +0.03 (+0.56%) As of 07/3/2025 04:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RES vs. PTEN, HAL, HP, LBRT, NBR, NOV, OII, OIS, PUMP, and WHDShould you be buying RPC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RPC include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Helmerich & Payne (HP), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Nabors Industries (NBR), NOV (NOV), Oceaneering International (OII), Oil States International (OIS), ProPetro (PUMP), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. RPC vs. Its Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Helmerich & Payne Liberty Energy Nabors Industries NOV Oceaneering International Oil States International ProPetro Cactus RPC (NYSE:RES) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RES or PTEN? 41.1% of RPC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.5% of RPC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is RES or PTEN more profitable? RPC has a net margin of 5.55% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -19.78%. RPC's return on equity of 7.08% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RPC5.55% 7.08% 5.64% Patterson-UTI Energy -19.78%-0.70%-0.43% Is RES or PTEN a better dividend stock? RPC pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. RPC pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -12.3% 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. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, RES or PTEN? RPC has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to RES or PTEN? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 11 more articles in the media than RPC. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 1 mentions for RPC. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat RPC's score of 0.00 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment RPC 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Patterson-UTI Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RES or PTEN? RPC has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRPC$1.42B0.81$91.44M$0.3614.38Patterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.45-$968.03M-$2.60-2.43 Do analysts rate RES or PTEN? RPC currently has a consensus target price of $5.75, indicating a potential upside of 11.11%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.55%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than RPC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score RPC 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 SummaryPatterson-UTI Energy beats RPC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get RPC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RES and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RES and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RES vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRPCOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.14B$5.26B$7.64B$20.72BDividend Yield3.09%2.94%10.91%3.72%P/E Ratio14.3810.6561.4528.07Price / Sales0.814.0621,883.7838.44Price / Cash4.977.5236.2422.53Price / Book1.031.763.344.58Net Income$91.44M$397.37M$4.21B$985.54M7 Day Performance8.83%1.86%1.85%2.79%1 Month Performance13.36%8.62%5.87%5.46%1 Year Performance-13.24%1.86%103.16%15.06% RPC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RESRPC3.0947 of 5 stars$5.18+0.5%$5.75+11.1%-16.7%$1.14B$1.42B14.382,597PTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.3381 of 5 stars$5.93+0.3%$9.50+60.2%-37.7%$2.28B$5.38B0.009,200Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8537 of 5 stars$20.37-1.0%$33.58+64.8%-36.4%$17.68B$22.94B7.2748,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHPHelmerich & Payne4.751 of 5 stars$15.20-1.3%$26.55+74.6%-54.4%$1.53B$2.76B6.396,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLBRTLiberty Energy4.6675 of 5 stars$11.51-0.9%$17.23+49.7%-41.5%$1.88B$4.32B9.685,700Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionNBRNabors Industries2.9424 of 5 stars$28.16+0.9%$42.86+52.2%-55.8%$438.17M$2.97B0.0012,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNOVNOV4.8439 of 5 stars$12.45-2.2%$17.44+40.1%-27.0%$4.78B$8.87B8.4934,010Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOIIOceaneering International3.5686 of 5 stars$20.73-0.6%$28.00+35.1%-11.4%$2.10B$2.66B14.4810,400OISOil States International3.5739 of 5 stars$5.35-2.6%$6.17+15.3%+22.7%$339.66M$692.59M21.112,439Analyst ForecastPUMPProPetro3.0144 of 5 stars$5.98+0.2%$9.75+63.0%-27.1%$620.34M$1.44B35.121,900News CoverageAnalyst RevisionWHDCactus4.0515 of 5 stars$43.76-1.3%$52.33+19.6%-12.8%$3.54B$1.13B14.581,600News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PTEN Alternatives HAL Alternatives HP Alternatives LBRT Alternatives NBR Alternatives NOV Alternatives OII Alternatives OIS Alternatives PUMP Alternatives WHD Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RES) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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