Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR) Competitors

Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE:SBR) and Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Does the media refer more to SBR or CNQ?

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 15 more articles in the media than Sabine Royalty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 3 mentions for Sabine Royalty Trust. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Sabine Royalty Trust's score of 0.65 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sabine Royalty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canadian Natural Resources	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SBR or CNQ more profitable?

Sabine Royalty Trust has a net margin of 94.85% compared to Canadian Natural Resources' net margin of 19.00%. Sabine Royalty Trust's return on equity of 866.81% beat Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sabine Royalty Trust	94.85%	866.81%	819.46%
Canadian Natural Resources	19.00%	19.67%	9.59%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SBR or CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Sabine Royalty Trust. Canadian Natural Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sabine Royalty Trust, 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
Sabine Royalty Trust	$83.17M	13.47	$79.64M	$5.04	15.25
Canadian Natural Resources	$30.30B	2.15	$4.46B	$2.82	11.07

Do analysts prefer SBR or CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 98.65%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Sabine Royalty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sabine Royalty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Canadian Natural Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SBR or CNQ?

15.8% of Sabine Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, SBR or CNQ?

Sabine Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SBR or CNQ a better dividend stock?

Sabine Royalty Trust pays an annual dividend of $8.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Sabine Royalty Trust pays out 177.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 60.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Natural Resources has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years.

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Sabine Royalty Trust on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.