RPC (RES) Competitors $4.78 +0.04 (+0.74%) Closing price 09/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.83 +0.04 (+0.94%) As of 09/25/2025 07:29 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 Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and RPC (NYSE:RES) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, PTEN or RES? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPC has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PTEN or RES? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 4 more articles in the media than RPC. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 2 mentions for RPC. RPC's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 1.10 indicating that RPC is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive RPC 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PTEN or RES? 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of RPC shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 60.5% of RPC shares are held by company 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. Is PTEN or RES more profitable? RPC has a net margin of 3.77% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. RPC's return on equity of 5.65% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Patterson-UTI Energy-21.49% -1.94% -1.16% RPC 3.77%5.65%4.42% Is PTEN or RES a better dividend stock? Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. RPC pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RPC pays out 61.5% 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 higher valuation and earnings, PTEN or RES? RPC has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioPatterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.39-$968.03M-$2.76-1.99RPC$1.42B0.75$91.44M$0.2618.40 Do analysts prefer PTEN or RES? Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus price target of $7.90, indicating a potential upside of 43.64%. RPC has a consensus price target of $4.69, indicating a potential downside of 2.04%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than RPC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40RPC 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 SummaryPatterson-UTI Energy and RPC tied by winning 9 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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$1.05B$6.13B$8.01B$21.61BDividend Yield3.37%2.79%10.71%3.52%P/E Ratio18.4019.7639.9329.18Price / Sales0.754.111,208.1259.53Price / Cash4.568.5036.4824.32Price / Book0.951.964.174.52Net Income$91.44M$411.58M$4.27B$1.00B7 Day Performance5.86%4.22%2.59%-0.84%1 Month Performance2.79%7.27%4.81%1.80%1 Year Performance-22.70%10.59%17.81%12.54% RPC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RESRPC3.0549 of 5 stars$4.79+0.7%$4.69-2.0%-24.4%$1.05B$1.42B18.402,597Positive NewsPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.0904 of 5 stars$5.41-2.3%$7.90+46.0%-30.3%$2.13B$5.38B-1.969,200Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.8473 of 5 stars$21.80-1.9%$32.05+47.0%-14.5%$18.95B$22.94B10.1948,000Options VolumeHPHelmerich & Payne3.7434 of 5 stars$20.97-0.5%$22.20+5.9%-29.7%$2.10B$2.76B-63.556,200Analyst UpgradeGap UpLBRTLiberty Energy4.1797 of 5 stars$10.89+1.9%$15.05+38.2%-37.6%$1.73B$4.32B8.385,700Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionNBRNabors Industries2.1826 of 5 stars$41.69-1.6%$43.00+3.1%-39.0%$666.62M$2.97B-2.9712,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNOVNOV4.5602 of 5 stars$12.71-1.4%$16.56+30.3%-17.2%$4.79B$8.87B10.4234,010Trending NewsOIIOceaneering International2.3086 of 5 stars$24.18-0.3%$27.00+11.7%+1.1%$2.43B$2.66B12.2110,400Positive NewsOISOil States International4.3343 of 5 stars$5.62+0.0%$7.25+29.0%+32.9%$340.53M$692.59M51.112,439News CoveragePositive NewsPUMPProPetro3.6558 of 5 stars$4.69+0.6%$7.80+66.3%-33.2%$484.49M$1.44B-3.191,900Analyst RevisionWHDCactus4.2022 of 5 stars$39.86-0.2%$50.75+27.3%-32.3%$3.19B$1.13B15.041,600 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 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAnother gold high? 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