Zacks Research Expects Higher Earnings for Range Resources

Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) – Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Range Resources in a research note issued on Monday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Range Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Range Resources’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Susquehanna decreased their price target on Range Resources from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Williams Trading set a $40.00 price target on Range Resources in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Roth Mkm raised Range Resources from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $41.00 to $42.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Barclays decreased their price target on Range Resources from $43.00 to $39.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Range Resources from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $43.00 to $45.00 in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Range Resources has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.95.

Range Resources Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:RRC opened at $40.96 on Thursday. Range Resources has a 12-month low of $27.29 and a 12-month high of $43.50. The company has a market capitalization of $9.79 billion, a PE ratio of 36.57, a PEG ratio of 0.32 and a beta of 0.63. The business has a 50 day moving average of $38.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.61. The company has a current ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Institutional Trading of Range Resources

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Range Resources by 23.2% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 113,800 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $4,095,000 after buying an additional 21,440 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Range Resources in the 4th quarter valued at $380,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Range Resources by 169.1% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 17,944 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $674,000 after buying an additional 11,276 shares in the last quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. purchased a new stake in Range Resources in the 4th quarter valued at $256,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Range Resources by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,112,602 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $76,011,000 after buying an additional 94,898 shares in the last quarter. 98.93% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Range Resources Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be given 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 payout ratio is 32.14%.

Range Resources Company Profile

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.