Analyzing Black Dragon Resource Cos. (OTCMKTS:BDGR) and Range Resources (NYSE:RRC)

Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) and Black Dragon Resource Cos. (OTCMKTS:BDGR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.9% of Range Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Range Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Range Resources and Black Dragon Resource Cos.”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Range Resources	$2.42 billion	3.69	$266.34 million	$2.38	15.80
Black Dragon Resource Cos.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Range Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Black Dragon Resource Cos..

Volatility & Risk

Range Resources has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Dragon Resource Cos. has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Range Resources and Black Dragon Resource Cos., as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Range Resources	2	13	3	1	2.16
Black Dragon Resource Cos.	0	0	0	0	0.00

Range Resources presently has a consensus price target of $41.12, indicating a potential upside of 9.34%. Given Range Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Black Dragon Resource Cos..

Profitability

This table compares Range Resources and Black Dragon Resource Cos.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Range Resources	19.64%	15.99%	8.93%
Black Dragon Resource Cos.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Range Resources beats Black Dragon Resource Cos. on 11 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 Black Dragon Resource Cos.

Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. operates as a distributor of rare art via blockchain-based technologies or non-fungible tokens. The company was formerly known as Black Dragon Resource, Inc. and changed its name to Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. in December 2004. Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ProTek Capital, Inc.