Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) and Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Pioneer Natural Resources and Range Resources' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Pioneer Natural Resources | $9.30 billion | 2.89 | $756 million | $8.18 | 20.00 |
Range Resources | $2.83 billion | 0.97 | $-1,716,300,000.00 | $0.40 | 26.40 |
Pioneer Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Range Resources. Pioneer Natural Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Range Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Pioneer Natural Resources and Range Resources' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Pioneer Natural Resources | 2.30% | 4.67% | 2.97% |
Range Resources | -125.90% | -0.26% | -0.09% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Pioneer Natural Resources and Range Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Pioneer Natural Resources | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 2.96 |
Range Resources | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2.08 |
Pioneer Natural Resources presently has a consensus target price of $140.0435, suggesting a potential downside of 14.39%. Range Resources has a consensus target price of $8.1850, suggesting a potential downside of 22.49%. Given Pioneer Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pioneer Natural Resources is more favorable than Range Resources.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
89.9% of Pioneer Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Pioneer Natural Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Range Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Pioneer Natural Resources has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Range Resources has a beta of 2.71, suggesting that its stock price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Pioneer Natural Resources beats Range Resources on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.