Head-To-Head Survey: Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) vs. Sow Good (OTCMKTS:ANFC)

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Range Resources and Sow Good”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Range Resources	$2.60 billion	3.63	$871.14 million	$1.12	35.27
Sow Good	$470,000.00	0.00	$4.13 million	N/A	N/A

Range Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Sow Good.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.9% of Range Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Range Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Range Resources and Sow Good, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Range Resources	1	12	7	1	2.38
Sow Good	0	0	0	0	0.00

Range Resources presently has a consensus price target of $41.95, suggesting a potential upside of 6.21%. Given Range Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Sow Good.

Profitability

This table compares Range Resources and Sow Good’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Range Resources	17.63%	13.69%	7.21%
Sow Good	N/A	-140.23%	-107.86%

Volatility and Risk

Range Resources has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sow Good has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Range Resources beats Sow Good 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 Sow Good

Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. does not have significant operations. It intends to identify and evaluate businesses or assets with a view to complete a qualifying transaction. The company was formerly known as Ante5, Inc. and changed its name to Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. in April 2012. Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.