Range Resources offers an attractively valued natural gas producer with wide economic moat, strong earnings execution, and 26% revenue growth, though heavy commodity and geographic concentration in Pennsylvania natural gas creates binary risk that muted price momentum reflects.
Thesis pillars
- Natural Gas Revenue Growth Execution→Stable
- Wide Economic Moat Quality→Stable
- Attractive Valuation Versus Peers→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Range Resources Corporation (RRC) Stock Analysis
Momentum Cont setup
Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $40.32, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: Pennsylvania; Concentration risk — Commodity: natural gas (65.0%).
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, NGLs, and oil properties located in the Appalachian region.... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $40.32, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: Pennsylvania; Concentration risk — Commodity: natural gas (65.0%). Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 63, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 74d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-15Recent Developments — Range Resources Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS RRC Q1 Earnings Surpass Estimates on Higher Price Realizations - TradingView — TradingView positive
- NEWS Barclays reiterates Equalweight rating on Range Resources stock - Investing.com — Investing.com neutral
- NEWS Rep. Brian Babin Sells Off Shares of Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Upstream Natural Gas E&P Stocks Q1 Earnings Review: Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) Shines - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS J.P. Morgan Sticks to Its Sell Rating for Range Resources (RRC) - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail negative
Generated 2026-08-15T07:52:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicPennsylvania10-K Item 1A: 'Our producing properties are concentrated in Pennsylvania...Essentially 100% of our total estimated proved reserves are located in Pennsylvania'
- HIGHCommoditynatural gas65%10-K Item 1A: 'approximately 65% of our proved reserves were natural gas as of December 31, 2025'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $40.32, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: Pennsylvania; Concentration risk — Commodity: natural gas (65.0%). Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 63, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $41.24 (+2.3%), stop $38.00 (−6.1%), A.R:R 0.2:1. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $41.24 (+2.3% upside). Target $41.24 (+2.3%), stop $38.00 (−6.1%), A.R:R 0.2:1. Stop-loss: $38.00.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Pennsylvania; Concentration risk — Commodity: natural gas (65.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Range Resources Corporation trades at a P/E of 11.1 (forward 9.9). TrendMatrix value score: 7.6/10. Verdict: Hold.
28 analysts cover RRC with a consensus score of 3.4/5. Average price target: $46.
What does Range Resources Corporation do?Range Resources Corporation operates as an independent natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and oil company in the...
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, NGLs, and 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, refiners, marketers/traders, and natural gas processors; and oil 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 July 1992. Range Resources Corporation was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.