Head-To-Head Contrast: Avalon Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:GRVE) & Range Resources (NYSE:RRC)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Range Resources and Avalon Oil & Gas, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Range Resources	1	11	7	1	2.40
Avalon Oil & Gas	0	0	0	0	0.00

Range Resources currently has a consensus price target of $43.3684, suggesting a potential upside of 26.22%. Given Range Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Avalon Oil & Gas.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Range Resources	17.22%	15.95%	8.71%
Avalon Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	-3,158.07%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Range Resources and Avalon Oil & Gas”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Range Resources	$2.42 billion	3.39	$266.34 million	$1.99	17.27
Avalon Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	-$130,000.00	N/A	N/A

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

Risk and Volatility

Range Resources has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avalon Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Range Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.1% of Avalon Oil & Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Range Resources beats Avalon Oil & Gas on 10 of the 12 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 Avalon Oil & Gas

Groove Botanicals, Inc. operates as an independent oil and gas producer. It also focuses on assembling a portfolio of EV battery technologies. The company was formerly known as Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc. and changed its name to Groove Botanicals, Inc. in May 2018. Groove Botanicals, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.