Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN) versus Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) Head-To-Head Review

Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN) and Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Tamboran Resources and Granite Ridge Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tamboran Resources	0	1	3	0	2.75
Granite Ridge Resources	0	2	1	1	2.75

Tamboran Resources currently has a consensus price target of $37.75, indicating a potential upside of 101.98%. Granite Ridge Resources has a consensus price target of $7.60, indicating a potential upside of 31.03%. Given Tamboran Resources’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Tamboran Resources is more favorable than Granite Ridge Resources.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tamboran Resources and Granite Ridge Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tamboran Resources	N/A	N/A	-$21.92 million	N/A	N/A
Granite Ridge Resources	$394.85 million	1.92	$81.10 million	$0.42	13.81

Granite Ridge Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Tamboran Resources.

Profitability

This table compares Tamboran Resources and Granite Ridge Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tamboran Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Granite Ridge Resources	14.39%	13.01%	9.10%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Tamboran Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Granite Ridge Resources beats Tamboran Resources on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tamboran Resources

Tamboran Resources Corporation, a natural gas company, focuses on developing unconventional gas resources in the northern territory of Australia. Its assets include a 25% non-operated working interest in EP 161; a 38.75% working interest in EPs 76, 98, and 117; and a 100% working interest in EPs 136 and 143, as well as EP (A) 197, located in the Betaloo Basin. Tamboran Resources Corporation was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

About Granite Ridge Resources

Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. operates as a non-operated oil and gas exploration and production company. It owns a portfolio of wells and acreage across the Permian and other unconventional basins in the United States. Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. is based in Dallas, Texas.