Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for Range Resources

Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Range Resources in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings per share of $0.87 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.85. The consensus estimate for Range Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Range Resources’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.87 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on RRC. Wall Street Zen downgraded Range Resources from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Range Resources from $32.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Roth Capital raised shares of Range Resources from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Williams Trading set a $40.00 target price on shares of Range Resources in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Range Resources from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $43.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.95.

Range Resources Stock Down 2.0%

Range Resources stock opened at $41.10 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 0.56. Range Resources has a 52-week low of $27.29 and a 52-week high of $43.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $38.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $37.56. The firm has a market cap of $9.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.70, a PEG ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.63.

Range Resources Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. Range Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Range Resources

In other news, VP Ashley Kavanaugh sold 12,880 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.00, for a total transaction of $502,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 1,723 shares in the company, valued at approximately $67,197. This represents a 88.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director James M. Funk sold 13,582 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.03, for a total transaction of $475,777.46. Following the transaction, the director now owns 54,394 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,905,421.82. This trade represents a 19.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 76,080 shares of company stock valued at $2,984,479 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Range Resources

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hollencrest Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Range Resources during the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in Range Resources by 87.1% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 471 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in Range Resources by 48.0% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 971 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 315 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new stake in Range Resources during the 1st quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in Range Resources during the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors own 98.93% of the company’s stock.

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.