Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE:SBR – Get Free Report) and LandBridge (NYSE:LB – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Dividends
Sabine Royalty Trust pays an annual dividend of $5.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. LandBridge pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Sabine Royalty Trust pays out 87.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. LandBridge pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Sabine Royalty Trust and LandBridge, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Sabine Royalty Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
LandBridge | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.75 |
Profitability
This table compares Sabine Royalty Trust and LandBridge’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Sabine Royalty Trust | 96.63% | 1,098.84% | 930.38% |
LandBridge | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
15.8% of Sabine Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of LandBridge 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Sabine Royalty Trust and LandBridge”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Sabine Royalty Trust | $91.81 million | 9.81 | $90.25 million | $5.76 | 10.72 |
LandBridge | $100.26 million | 28.54 | $260.42 million | $3.56 | 10.99 |
LandBridge has higher revenue and earnings than Sabine Royalty Trust. Sabine Royalty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LandBridge, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
LandBridge beats Sabine Royalty Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sabine Royalty Trust
Sabine Royalty Trust holds royalty and mineral interests in various producing oil and gas properties in the United States. Its royalty and mineral interests include landowner's royalties, overriding royalty interests, minerals, production payments, and other similar non-participatory interest in certain producing and proved undeveloped oil and gas properties located in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Sabine Royalty Trust was founded in 1982 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
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.
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