LandBridge (NYSE:LB – Get Free Report) and Hugoton Royalty Trust (OTCMKTS:HGTXU – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for LandBridge and Hugoton Royalty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
LandBridge | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.75 |
Hugoton Royalty Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
LandBridge presently has a consensus target price of $35.29, indicating a potential downside of 30.46%. Given LandBridge’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LandBridge is more favorable than Hugoton Royalty Trust.
Dividends
Insider & Institutional Ownership
17.0% of Hugoton Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of LandBridge shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares LandBridge and Hugoton Royalty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
LandBridge | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Hugoton Royalty Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares LandBridge and Hugoton Royalty Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
LandBridge | $100.26 million | 37.29 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Hugoton Royalty Trust | $11.53 million | 1.77 | $11.10 million | $0.27 | 1.89 |
Hugoton Royalty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LandBridge.
Summary
LandBridge beats Hugoton Royalty Trust on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About LandBridge
LandBridge Company LLC owns and manages land and resources to support and enhance oil and natural gas development in the United States. It owns surface acres in and around the Delaware Basin in Texas and New Mexico. The company holds a portfolio of oil and gas royalties. It also sells brackish water and other surface composite materials. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Houston, Texas. LandBridge Company LLC operates as a subsidiary of LandBridge Holdings LLC.
About Hugoton Royalty Trust
Hugoton Royalty Trust operates as an express trust in the United States. It holds 80% net profits interests in various natural gas producing working interest properties in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming under conveyances. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
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