Head-To-Head Comparison: C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) & Range Resources (NYSE:RRC)

Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) and C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.5% of C3is shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Range Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Range Resources and C3is’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Range Resources	25.25%	19.15%	11.79%
C3is	41.33%	14.94%	13.24%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Range Resources and C3is”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Range Resources	$3.40 billion	3.57	$658.02 million	$3.77	13.79
C3is	$34.76 million	0.02	$10.47 million	$4,138.37	0.00

Range Resources has higher revenue and earnings than C3is. C3is is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Range Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Range Resources has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C3is has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Range Resources and C3is, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Range Resources	1	19	3	1	2.17
C3is	1	0	0	0	1.00

Range Resources presently has a consensus target price of $46.22, suggesting a potential downside of 11.06%. Given Range Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Range Resources is more favorable than C3is.

Summary

Range Resources beats C3is on 10 of the 14 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 C3is

C3is Inc. offers international seaborne transportation services. It provides its services to dry bulk charterers, including national and private industrial users, commodity producers and traders, oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders and producers. The company owns and operates a fleet of two drybulk carriers, which transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as minor bulks comprising bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers, and one Aframax crude oil tanker that transports crude oil. C3is Inc. was founded in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.