Comparing Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) and ERHC Energy (OTCMKTS:ERHE)

Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) and ERHC Energy (OTCMKTS:ERHE) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Range Resources and ERHC Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Range Resources	2	14	3	1	2.15
ERHC Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Range Resources presently has a consensus price target of $43.35, suggesting a potential upside of 7.78%. Given Range Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Range Resources is more favorable than ERHC Energy.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Range Resources and ERHC Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Range Resources	$3.12 billion	3.02	$658.02 million	$3.62	11.11
ERHC Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Range Resources has higher revenue and earnings than ERHC Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Range Resources and ERHC Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Range Resources	25.04%	18.63%	11.23%
ERHC Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Range Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of ERHC Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Range Resources has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ERHC Energy has a beta of -5.28, meaning that its share price is 628% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Range Resources beats ERHC Energy on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Range Resources

Range Resources Corporation operates as an independent natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, and condensate company in the United States. The company engages in the exploration, development, and acquisition of natural gas and crude oil properties located in the Appalachian region. It sells natural gas to utilities, marketing and midstream companies, and industrial users; NGLs to petrochemical end users, marketers/traders, and natural gas processors; and oil and condensate to crude oil processors, transporters, and refining and marketing companies. The company was formerly known as Lomak Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Range Resources Corporation in August 1998. Range Resources Corporation was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

About ERHC Energy

ERHC Energy Inc. engages in the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas resources in Africa. Its principal assets include the rights to working interests in exploration acreage in the Republic of Kenya; the Republic of Chad; the Joint Development Zone between the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe; the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and the economic zone of Sao Tome. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Houston, Texas.