Head to Head Analysis: Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) & Stratex Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:STTX)

Stratex Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:STTX) and Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Stratex Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Range Resources has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Stratex Oil & Gas and Range Resources’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stratex Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Range Resources	$2.33 billion	3.84	$871.14 million	$1.97	18.77

Range Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Stratex Oil & Gas.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Stratex Oil & Gas and Range Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stratex Oil & Gas	0	0	0	0	N/A
Range Resources	4	11	5	0	2.05

Range Resources has a consensus price target of $36.62, indicating a potential downside of 0.95%. Given Range Resources’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Stratex Oil & Gas.

Profitability

This table compares Stratex Oil & Gas and Range Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stratex Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A
Range Resources	17.00%	13.30%	6.80%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Range Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Range Resources beats Stratex Oil & Gas on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stratex Oil & Gas

Stratex Oil & Gas Holdings, Inc., an independent energy company, focuses on the acquisition, exploitation, and development of crude oil in Kansas and Texas, as well as non-operated working interests in North Dakota, Montana, Utah, Colorado, and Kansas. The company is also involved in the sale of oil and gas. The company was formerly known as Poway Muffler and Brake, Inc. and changed its name to Stratex Oil & Gas Holdings, Inc. in May 2012. Stratex Oil & Gas Holdings, Inc. is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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.