Contrasting RPC (RES) & The Competition

RPC (NYSE:RES) is one of 179 publicly-traded companies in the “Energy Equipment & Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare RPC to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.1% of RPC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 58.8% of RPC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for RPC and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RPC	3	2	1	0	1.67
RPC Competitors	1684	6862	8644	491	2.45

RPC currently has a consensus target price of $5.67, indicating a potential downside of 1.81%. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 33.00%. Given RPC’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RPC has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares RPC and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RPC	-1.77%	5.26%	3.97%
RPC Competitors	-10.41%	7.43%	1.51%

Dividends

RPC pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. RPC pays out -94.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 55.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility & Risk

RPC has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPC’s rivals have a beta of 0.79, meaning that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares RPC and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
RPC	$1.63 billion	$32.08 million	-33.95
RPC Competitors	$3.20 billion	$29.44 million	12.76

RPC’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than RPC. RPC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

RPC rivals beat RPC on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About RPC

RPC, Inc. is an oilfield services company that provides specialized equipment and services to exploration and production companies. Its offerings support the drilling, completion, maintenance and enhancement of oil and natural gas wells. The company’s services include pressure pumping, coiled tubing, wireline, downhole tools, well control and related well-intervention work. RPC also provides equipment rental and other technical services used in oilfield operations. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, RPC serves customers primarily in the United States, along with selected international markets.