Reviewing Ranger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) & Freestone Resources (OTCMKTS:FSNR)

Ranger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) and Freestone Resources (OTCMKTS:FSNR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Ranger Energy Services and Freestone Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ranger Energy Services	3.92%	8.36%	6.03%
Freestone Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

68.1% of Ranger Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Ranger Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Freestone Resources shares are held by 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ranger Energy Services and Freestone Resources”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ranger Energy Services	$571.10 million	0.54	$18.40 million	$0.99	14.27
Freestone Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ranger Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Freestone Resources.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Ranger Energy Services and Freestone Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ranger Energy Services	0	1	0	0	2.00
Freestone Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ranger Energy Services presently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.00%. Given Ranger Energy Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ranger Energy Services is more favorable than Freestone Resources.

Summary

Ranger Energy Services beats Freestone Resources on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ranger Energy Services

Ranger Energy Services, Inc. provides onshore high specification well service rigs, wireline services, and complementary services to exploration and production companies in the United States. It operates through three segments: High Specification Rigs, Wireline Services, and Processing Solutions and Ancillary Services. The High Specification Rigs segment offers well service rigs and complementary equipment and services to facilitate operations throughout the lifecycle of a well; and well maintenance services. This segment also has a fleet of 402 well service rigs. The Wireline Services segment provides wireline production and intervention services to provide information to identify and resolve well production problems through cased hole logging, perforating, mechanical, and pipe recovery services; wireline completion services that are used primarily for pump down perforating operations to create perforations or entry holes through the production casing; and pumping services. This segment also has a fleet of 66 wireline units and 29 high-pressure pump trucks. The Processing Solutions and Ancillary Services segment rents well service-related equipment consisting of fluid pumps, power swivels, well control packages, hydraulic catwalks, frac tanks, pipe racks, and pipe handling tools; and coiled tubing, decommissioning, and snubbing services, as well as provides proprietary and modular equipment for the processing of natural gas streams. This segment also engages in the rental, installation, commissioning, start up, operation, and maintenance of mechanical refrigeration units, nitrogen gas liquid stabilizer units, nitrogen gas liquid storage units, and related equipment. Ranger Energy Services, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Freestone Resources

Freestone Resources, Inc. is an oil and gas technology development company, which engages in the development and marketing of technologies and solvents. The company was founded on January 22, 1997 and is headquartered in Ennis, TX.