Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN) & Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Financial Survey

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) and Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Kosmos Energy and Tamboran Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kosmos Energy	12.21%	31.08%	6.53%
Tamboran Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Kosmos Energy and Tamboran Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kosmos Energy	0	3	3	0	2.50
Tamboran Resources	0	1	4	0	2.80

Kosmos Energy presently has a consensus target price of $5.27, indicating a potential upside of 134.60%. Tamboran Resources has a consensus target price of $36.60, indicating a potential upside of 51.43%. Given Kosmos Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than Tamboran Resources.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kosmos Energy	$1.68 billion	0.64	$213.52 million	$0.39	5.76
Tamboran Resources	N/A	N/A	-$21.92 million	N/A	N/A

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Tamboran Resources.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tamboran Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats Tamboran Resources on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kosmos Energy

Kosmos Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas along the Atlantic Margins in the United States. The company’s primary assets include production projects located in offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as well as gas projects located in offshore Mauritania and Senegal. It undertakes a proven basin exploration program in Equatorial Guinea and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Kosmos Energy Ltd. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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.