Critical Contrast: Carbon Energy (OTCMKTS:CRBOD) versus Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN)

Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN) and Carbon Energy (OTCMKTS:CRBOD) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Tamboran Resources and Carbon Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tamboran Resources	0	1	4	0	2.80
Carbon Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Tamboran Resources presently has a consensus target price of $36.60, indicating a potential upside of 52.18%. Given Tamboran Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tamboran Resources is more favorable than Carbon Energy.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tamboran Resources and Carbon Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tamboran Resources	N/A	N/A	-$21.92 million	N/A	N/A
Carbon Energy	$116.63 million	0.00	$1.10 million	N/A	N/A

Carbon Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Tamboran Resources.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.5% of Carbon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Tamboran Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Carbon Energy 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.

Profitability

This table compares Tamboran Resources and Carbon Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tamboran Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carbon Energy	-38.38%	-8.44%	-2.43%

Summary

Tamboran Resources beats Carbon Energy on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tamboran Resources

Tamboran Resources Corporation, a natural gas company, focuses on developing unconventional gas resources in the northern territory of Australia. Its assets include a 25% non-operated working interest in EP 161; a 38.75% working interest in EPs 76, 98, and 117; and a 100% working interest in EPs 136 and 143, as well as EP (A) 197, located in the Betaloo Basin. Tamboran Resources Corporation was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

About Carbon Energy

Carbon Energy Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids properties in the United States. It focuses on conventional and unconventional reservoirs, including shale, tight sand, and coalbed methane located in the Appalachian, Illinois, and Ventura Basins. As of December 31, 2018, it owned working interests in 7,100 net wells and royalty interests in approximately 900 wells located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as had leasehold positions in approximately 340,700 net developed acres and approximately 1,319,200 net undeveloped acres. The company was formerly known as Carbon Natural Gas Company and changed its name to Carbon Energy Corporation in June 2018. Carbon Energy Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Denver, Colorado.