RPC (RES) and The Competition Head-To-Head Analysis

RPC (NYSE:RES) is one of 179 public companies in the “Energy Equipment & Services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare RPC to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Volatility and Risk

RPC has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPC’s competitors have a beta of 0.79, indicating that their average share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares RPC and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RPC	-1.77%	5.26%	3.97%
RPC Competitors	-10.41%	7.43%	1.51%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.1% of RPC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 58.8% of RPC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares RPC and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
RPC	$1.63 billion	$32.08 million	-33.95
RPC Competitors	$3.20 billion	$29.44 million	12.76

RPC’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than RPC. RPC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

RPC pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. RPC pays out -94.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 55.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for RPC and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RPC	3	2	1	0	1.67
RPC Competitors	1684	6862	8644	491	2.45

RPC currently has a consensus target price of $5.67, indicating a potential downside of 1.81%. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 33.00%. Given RPC’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RPC has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

RPC competitors beat RPC on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

RPC Company Profile

RPC, Inc. is an oilfield services company that provides specialized equipment and services to exploration and production companies. Its offerings support the drilling, completion, maintenance and enhancement of oil and natural gas wells. The company’s services include pressure pumping, coiled tubing, wireline, downhole tools, well control and related well-intervention work. RPC also provides equipment rental and other technical services used in oilfield operations. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, RPC serves customers primarily in the United States, along with selected international markets.