Range Resources Corp (RRC)
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Rating:72Outperform
Price Target:
$46.00
▲(10.29% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/22/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (robust free cash flow and improved leverage) and a constructive earnings update (disciplined capex, balance-sheet strength, and guided production growth). These positives are tempered by weaker near-term technical momentum and only moderate valuation support given the low dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Strong free cash flow
Sustained high free cash flow funds dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction without boosting reinvestment, enabling capital discipline. This durable cash generation improves financial flexibility through cycles and supports shareholder returns while funding targeted growth.
Negative Factors
Commodity-price cyclicality
E&P cash flows and margins are highly sensitive to gas, NGL and oil prices; sustained price weakness would quickly compress EBITDA, FCF and returns. Cyclicality limits predictability of capital plans and can force balance-sheet tradeoffs during multi-quarter price downturns.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong free cash flow
Sustained high free cash flow funds dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction without boosting reinvestment, enabling capital discipline. This durable cash generation improves financial flexibility through cycles and supports shareholder returns while funding targeted growth.
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Range Resources (RRC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$10.13B
Dividend Yield1%
Average Volume (3M)3.49M
Price to Earnings (P/E)7.8
Beta (1Y)0.46
Revenue Growth23.03%
EPS Growth239.04%
CountryUS
Employees565
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.80
Shares Outstanding235,622,250
10 Day Avg. Volume3,483,106
30 Day Avg. Volume3,491,486
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.08
Price to Book (P/B)1.94
Price to Sales (P/S)2.80
P/FCF Ratio14.22
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.05
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.36
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit7.96
Enterprise Value/Ebitda7.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$45.66Price Target Upside9.48% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering19
EPS Forecast (FY)4.27
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.57B
Range Resources Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Range Resources Corporation operates as an independent natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and oil company in the United States. The company engages in the exploration, development, and acquisition of natural gas and oil properties. As of Dec...
How the Company Makes Money
Range Resources makes money primarily by producing and selling hydrocarbons—natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil—from wells it drills and operates, predominantly in Appalachia. Revenue is generated when produced volumes are sold ...
Range Resources Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 21, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 27, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented strong operational execution, record pricing realizations and robust free cash flow that materially strengthened the balance sheet and enabled shareholder returns. Management highlighted multiple operational records, improved NGL and gas realizations, and a clear production ramp toward 2.5 Bcfe/d by year-end while maintaining capital discipline. Risks noted include market volatility (geopolitically driven NGL spikes), elevated domestic LPG inventories, some cost pressure in GP&T, and external pricing weakness in certain basins (Permian/WAHA). On balance, the positive financial and operational highlights and improved guidance outweigh the identified challenges, though management remains appropriately cautious on seasonality and geopolitical uncertainty.Positive Updates
Strong Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow of approximately $400 million for Q1 2026, funded a $24 million dividend and $27 million of share repurchases; cash flow from operations before working capital was $545 million.
Negative Updates
Elevated Operating Costs Linked to Prices
GP&T (gathering, processing & transportation) per unit increased in Q1; management attributes the rise to the 'right way' linkage with higher realized prices but it represents higher operating expense in the quarter.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow of approximately $400 million for Q1 2026, funded a $24 million dividend and $27 million of share repurchases; cash flow from operations before working capital was $545 million.
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Company Guidance
Range reiterated that infrastructure coming online midyear should lift production from 2.2 Bcf‑equivalent/day in Q1 to a slight Q2 increase and roughly 2.5 Bcf‑equivalent/day by year‑end (with a 2.6 Bcfe/day target for 2027), funded within prior capital guidance after Q1 capex of $139M and a reinvestment rate <30% (Q2–Q3 expected to be the capex high point as a second completion crew ramps). Q1 cash flow from operations before working capital was $545M and free cash flow ~ $400M, which funded a $24M dividend and $27M of buybacks and left net debt at $834M (~0.5x leverage) with a $1.5B repurchase authorization. Operationally one rig drilled ~143,000 lateral feet in Q1 (annualized >0.5M), the frac crew completed 874 stages (annualized ~700k lateral feet per crew) with up to 17 stages/day (winter avg >10) and handled up to 120k bbl/day of water; DUC inventory is ~500k lateral feet with ~400k lateral feet available to monetize over the next 18–24 months. Marketing realized $5.18/Mcf gas (pre‑hedge) and a $0.18/Mcf premium to Henry Hub, NGLs $26.62/bbl and a record Q1 NGL premium of $4.41/bbl vs Mont Belvieu (full‑year NGL differential guide now +$1.25 to +$2.50/bbl); unit margin was $2.77/Mcfe (+38% YoY). Management also highlighted stronger export fundamentals (LNG ~20 Bcf/day, +20% YoY; ethane waterborne ~665k bpd, +47% YoY), additional LPG export capacity (~300k bpd late‑2026) and Repauno service in Jan 2027.Range Resources Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
83
Very Positive
Cash Flow
86
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.18B | 2.99B | 2.35B | 2.54B | 5.33B | 3.58B |
| Gross Profit | 1.34B | 1.02B | 574.75M | 778.14M | 3.22B | 1.60B |
| EBITDA | 1.52B | 1.34B | 727.72M | 1.57B | 1.93B | 993.93M |
| Net Income | 902.60M | 658.02M | 266.34M | 871.14M | 1.18B | 411.78M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 7.40B | 7.42B | 7.35B | 7.20B | 7.26B | 7.45B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 247.00K | 204.00K | 304.49M | 211.97M | 207.00K | 214.42M |
| Total Debt | 979.15M | 1.27B | 1.82B | 1.80B | 1.95B | 2.97B |
| Total Liabilities | 2.80B | 3.10B | 3.41B | 3.44B | 4.38B | 5.36B |
| Stockholders Equity | 4.60B | 4.32B | 3.94B | 3.77B | 2.88B | 2.09B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.30B | 589.84M | 315.93M | 371.66M | 1.38B | 375.51M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.46B | 1.17B | 944.51M | 977.89M | 1.86B | 792.95M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -647.32M | -641.39M | -623.83M | -601.71M | -489.83M | -417.88M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.16B | -834.22M | -228.16M | -164.42M | -1.59B | -161.10M |
Range Resources Technical Analysis
Positive
41.71
Price Trends
41.52
Positive
38.79
Positive
37.45
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.16
Positive
44.47
Neutral
30.79
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For RRC, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 41.71 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 43.97, above the 50-day MA of 41.52, and above the 200-day MA of 37.45, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.16 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 44.47 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 30.79 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for RRC.
Range Resources Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 Outperform | $19.52B | 7.70 | 9.56% | 4.27% | 1.29% | -14.26% | |
72 Outperform | $10.13B | 7.77 | 20.93% | 1.00% | 23.03% | 239.04% | |
72 Outperform | $17.83B | 2.66 | 11.86% | 3.16% | -3.06% | 15.41% | |
72 Outperform | $12.25B | 6.12 | 12.71% | ― | 24.26% | 323.40% | |
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% | |
65 Neutral | $6.04B | 94.30 | 2.03% | 4.15% | -10.87% | -73.21% | |
60 Neutral | $5.22B | 6.00 | 16.88% | ― | 59.93% | ― |
* Energy Sector Average
RRC
Range Resources
43.00
7.52
21.21%
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Range Resources Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Range Resources Expands Buyback Plan Amid Disciplined Growth
Positive
Feb 25, 2026
On February 24, 2026, Range’s board raised the capacity of its stock repurchase program to $1.5 billion and highlighted 2025 results marked by $1.2 billion in operating cash flow, $674 million in capital spending and production of 2.24 Bcfe ...
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