Range Resources Corporation (RRC)

In the past six months, Range Resources' stock has trended down by 12.26%, with a 52-week range between $30.32 and $43.50. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded Range Resources from a "strong-buy" to a "hold" rating, reducing its price target from $46.00 to $43.00. Barclays maintained a "Hold" rating on RRC. Mizuho maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $46.00 to $48.00, and UBS also maintained a Neutral rating and increased the price target from $38.00 to $43.00. J.P. Morgan downgraded the rating to Underweight and lowered the price target from $44.00 to $39.00. Piper Sandler maintained a Neutral rating with a lowered price target from $39.00 to $37.00. Barclays had upgraded Range Resources from a "hold" to a "strong-buy" rating. Range Resources reported Q3 2025 earnings of $0.57 per share, beating the consensus estimate, though revenue was below the consensus. A 16% downgrade in natural gas price forecasts has been identified as a major headwind.

Demand for Range Resources' products, primarily natural gas, is subject to seasonality, with increased demand for heating in the winter and electricity generation in the summer. The company's reliance on natural gas makes it susceptible to these seasonal fluctuations in commodity pricing.

Range Resources Corporation is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, development, and acquisition of natural gas, NGLs, and oil properties in the United States. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the company operates within the Energy sector, with natural gas accounting for approximately 68% of its production as of year-end 2024.

Range Resources Corp.'s exploration and production operations are exclusively onshore within the United States, primarily in the Appalachian region, with a significant focus on the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania. The company also has a portfolio of drilling opportunities in the Utica/Point Pleasant and Upper Devonian formations in the Appalachian Basin, as well as an activity footprint in onshore assets in East Texas and Louisiana.

In the past year, Range Resources has engaged in public relations, including an advertising campaign featuring testimonials from "real Pennsylvanians." The company has faced controversies in its history, including environmental concerns related to hydraulic fracturing, water and air pollution, and water contamination. Other past issues include public relations campaigns regarding zoning and the use of former military personnel to address opposition.

Institutional investors are the primary owners of Range Resources Corp., holding approximately 97.16% of the company's shares. Major institutional owners include Price T Rowe Associates Inc /md/, Vanguard Group Inc, BlackRock, Inc., Fmr Llc, Boston Partners, T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc., State Street Corp, and Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp. T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. held 17.29%, FMR LLC held 10.23%, The Vanguard Group, Inc. held 10.17%, and BlackRock, Inc. held 9.51% as of November 2025. Individual insider holdings represent a smaller portion, seeing a slight uptick to 0.73% in June 2025. Jeffrey L. Ventura is noted as the largest individual shareholder, owning 3.52 million shares, representing 1.49% of the company.