Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) Competitors

Ranger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) and Select Water Solutions (NYSE:WTTR) are both small-cap petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RNGR or WTTR?

Select Water Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Ranger Energy Services. Ranger Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Select Water Solutions, 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
Ranger Energy Services	$571.10M	0.49	$18.40M	$0.88	14.27
Select Water Solutions	$1.45B	0.80	$30.64M	$0.34	28.59

Which has more risk & volatility, RNGR or WTTR?

Ranger Energy Services has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Select Water Solutions has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RNGR or WTTR a better dividend stock?

Ranger Energy Services pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Select Water Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ranger Energy Services pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Select Water Solutions pays out 82.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ranger Energy Services has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Select Water Solutions has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer RNGR or WTTR?

In the previous week, Ranger Energy Services had 1 more articles in the media than Select Water Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ranger Energy Services and 0 mentions for Select Water Solutions. Ranger Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Select Water Solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that Ranger Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ranger Energy Services	Positive
Select Water Solutions	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RNGR or WTTR?

68.1% of Ranger Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Select Water Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Ranger Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Select Water Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer RNGR or WTTR?

Ranger Energy Services currently has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.48%. Select Water Solutions has a consensus price target of $14.83, indicating a potential upside of 52.61%. Given Select Water Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Select Water Solutions is more favorable than Ranger Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ranger Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Select Water Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is RNGR or WTTR more profitable?

Ranger Energy Services has a net margin of 3.48% compared to Select Water Solutions' net margin of 2.42%. Ranger Energy Services' return on equity of 7.52% beat Select Water Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ranger Energy Services	3.48%	7.52%	5.42%
Select Water Solutions	2.42%	3.96%	2.59%

Summary

Select Water Solutions beats Ranger Energy Services on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.