LandBridge (LB) Competitors

LandBridge (NYSE:LB) and TPG (NASDAQ:TPG) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Is LB or TPG a better dividend stock?

LandBridge pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. TPG pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. LandBridge pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TPG pays out -497.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. TPG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor LB or TPG?

In the previous week, LandBridge had 2 more articles in the media than TPG. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for LandBridge and 12 mentions for TPG. LandBridge's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat TPG's score of 0.64 indicating that LandBridge is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LandBridge	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TPG	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LB or TPG?

LandBridge received 919 more outperform votes than TPG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.21% of users gave LandBridge an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave TPG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LandBridge	Outperform Votes 945 59.21%	Underperform Votes 651 40.79%
TPG	Outperform Votes 26 28.57%	Underperform Votes 65 71.43%

Do analysts prefer LB or TPG?

LandBridge presently has a consensus price target of $60.67, suggesting a potential downside of 22.24%. TPG has a consensus price target of $60.08, suggesting a potential upside of 27.86%. Given TPG's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TPG is more favorable than LandBridge.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LandBridge	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
TPG	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LB or TPG?

94.0% of TPG shares are held by institutional investors. 70.4% of LandBridge shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 76.5% of TPG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is LB or TPG more profitable?

TPG has a net margin of 0.67% compared to LandBridge's net margin of 0.00%. TPG's return on equity of 24.66% beat LandBridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LandBridge	N/A	N/A	N/A
TPG	0.67%	24.66%	8.15%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LB or TPG?

LandBridge has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TPG. TPG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LandBridge, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LandBridge	$134.89M	42.31	$260.42M	$3.56	21.92
TPG	$2.64B	6.57	$23.48M	-$0.33	-142.39

Summary

LandBridge and TPG tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.