Despite shrinking by US$1.0b in the past week, Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) shareholders are still up 103% over 1 year

Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) shareholders might understandably be very concerned that the share price has dropped 33% in the last quarter. Despite this, the stock is a strong performer over the last year, no doubt about that. Indeed, the share price is up an impressive 103% in that time. So it may be that the share price is simply cooling off after a strong rise. The real question is whether the business is trending in the right direction.

Although Range Resources has shed US$1.0b from its market cap this week, let's take a look at its longer term fundamental trends and see if they've driven returns.

See our latest analysis for Range Resources

Range Resources wasn't profitable in the last twelve months, it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.

In the last year Range Resources saw its revenue grow by 53%. That's stonking growth even when compared to other loss-making stocks. And the share price has responded, gaining 103% as we previously mentioned. It's great to see strong revenue growth, but the question is whether it can be sustained. Given the positive sentiment around the stock we're cautious, but there's no doubt its worth watching.

The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

Range Resources is well known by investors, and plenty of clever analysts have tried to predict the future profit levels. Given we have quite a good number of analyst forecasts, it might be well worth checking out this free chart depicting consensus estimates.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Range Resources shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 103% over one year. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 8% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. We generally put more weight on the long term performance over the short term, but the recent improvement could hint at a (positive) inflection point within the business. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Range Resources better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Range Resources you should know about.

If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this free list of companies that have proven they can grow earnings.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on US exchanges.

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