Financial Contrast: Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) versus Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Granite Ridge Resources and Tamboran Resources”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Granite Ridge Resources	$394.85 million	1.97	$81.10 million	$0.45	13.24
Tamboran Resources	N/A	N/A	-$21.92 million	N/A	N/A

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

Profitability

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

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tamboran Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Granite Ridge Resources and Tamboran Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

Granite Ridge Resources presently has a consensus price target of $7.60, indicating a potential upside of 27.52%. Tamboran Resources has a consensus price target of $37.75, indicating a potential upside of 97.85%. Given Tamboran Resources’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tamboran Resources is more favorable than Granite Ridge Resources.

Summary

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

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.

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.