Black Dragon Resource Cos. (OTCMKTS:BDGR) versus Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) Critical Survey

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Range Resources and Black Dragon Resource Cos.”s 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	3.89	$266.34 million	$2.38	16.69
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..

Risk & Volatility

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Range Resources and Black Dragon Resource Cos., as reported by MarketBeat.

	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 target price of $41.12, suggesting a potential upside of 3.53%. Given Range Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Black Dragon Resource Cos..

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

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.