Tamboran Resources (TBN) Competitors

Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN) and Select Water Solutions (NYSE:WTTR) are both small-cap petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media prefer TBN or WTTR?

In the previous week, Select Water Solutions had 4 more articles in the media than Tamboran Resources. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Select Water Solutions and 4 mentions for Tamboran Resources. Tamboran Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Select Water Solutions' score of 1.38 indicating that Tamboran Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tamboran Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Select Water Solutions	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TBN or WTTR?

81.7% of Select Water Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Tamboran Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Select Water Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate TBN or WTTR?

Tamboran Resources currently has a consensus target price of $34.75, suggesting a potential upside of 77.12%. Select Water Solutions has a consensus target price of $14.88, suggesting a potential upside of 53.11%. Given Tamboran Resources' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Tamboran Resources is more favorable than Select Water Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tamboran Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Select Water Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40

Is TBN or WTTR more profitable?

Select Water Solutions has a net margin of 2.42% compared to Tamboran Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Select Water Solutions' return on equity of 3.96% beat Tamboran Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tamboran Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Select Water Solutions	2.42%	3.96%	2.59%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TBN or WTTR?

Select Water Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Tamboran Resources.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tamboran Resources	N/A	N/A	-$21.92M	N/A	N/A
Select Water Solutions	$1.45B	0.80	$30.64M	$0.34	28.57

Summary

Select Water Solutions beats Tamboran Resources on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.