Reviewing PetroQuest Energy (OTCMKTS:PQUE) & Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN)

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tamboran Resources	0	1	3	0	2.75
PetroQuest Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Tamboran Resources currently has a consensus price target of $37.75, indicating a potential upside of 107.76%. Given Tamboran Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tamboran Resources is more favorable than PetroQuest Energy.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.6% of PetroQuest Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Tamboran Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of PetroQuest Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Tamboran Resources and PetroQuest Energy’s 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
PetroQuest Energy	-4.93%	N/A	-3.76%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tamboran Resources and PetroQuest Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
PetroQuest Energy	$108.29 million	0.00	-$6.63 million	($0.55)	-0.04

PetroQuest Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Tamboran Resources.

Summary

Tamboran Resources beats PetroQuest Energy on 5 of the 9 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 PetroQuest Energy

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. operates as an independent oil and gas company in Texas and Louisiana. The company acquires, explores for, develops, and operates oil and gas properties. As of December 31, 2017, it had estimated proved reserves of 1.8 million barrels of oil; 19.4 billion cubic feet equivalent of natural gas liquids; and 125.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas. PetroQuest Energy, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.