Ranger Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:RNGR - Get Free Report) Director Brett T. Agee sold 30,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total transaction of $438,300.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 1,803,539 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,349,704.79. This represents a 1.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.
Ranger Energy Services Stock Performance
NYSE:RNGR opened at $14.23 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $16.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $316.52 million, a PE ratio of 21.56 and a beta of 0.56. Ranger Energy Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $9.27 and a fifty-two week high of $18.45.
Ranger Energy Services Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This is a boost from Ranger Energy Services's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.69%. Ranger Energy Services's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.27%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ranger Energy Services
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Royce & Associates LP raised its position in shares of Ranger Energy Services by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,038,772 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,080,000 after buying an additional 56,774 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Ranger Energy Services by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,034,476 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,013,000 after buying an additional 75,088 shares during the last quarter. Foundry Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Ranger Energy Services by 10.1% in the third quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 450,897 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,370,000 after buying an additional 41,321 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Ranger Energy Services by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 408,927 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,330,000 after buying an additional 45,074 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Ranger Energy Services by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 377,231 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,840,000 after buying an additional 4,381 shares during the last quarter. 68.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Ranger Energy Services Company Profile
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Ranger Energy Services, Inc provides onshore high specification well service rigs, wireline services, and complementary services to exploration and production companies in the United States. It operates through three segments: High Specification Rigs, Wireline Services, and Processing Solutions and Ancillary Services.
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