Topaz Resources (OTCMKTS:TOPZ) & Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) Financial Comparison

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Topaz Resources and Range Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Topaz Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
Range Resources	1	14	4	1	2.25

Range Resources has a consensus target price of $43.41, suggesting a potential upside of 5.10%. Given Range Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Topaz Resources.

Risk and Volatility

Topaz Resources has a beta of -0.9, suggesting that its share price is 190% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Range Resources has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Topaz Resources and Range Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Topaz Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Range Resources	26.09%	18.64%	11.04%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Topaz Resources and Range Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Topaz Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Range Resources	$3.12 billion	3.12	$658.02 million	$3.78	10.93

Range Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Topaz Resources.

Summary

Range Resources beats Topaz Resources on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Topaz Resources

Topaz Resources, Inc. operates as an independent oil and gas company. It focuses on production, acquisition, and developmental drilling opportunities within proven producing areas of north, central, and west Texas. The company was formerly known as Kids Germ Defense Corp. and changed its name to Topaz Resources, Inc. in April 2010. Topaz Resources, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Denton, Texas.

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.