Financial Survey: Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) vs. Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN)

Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN) and Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Tamboran Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by 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 Tamboran Resources and Evolution Petroleum’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
Evolution Petroleum	2.04%	2.42%	1.20%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Tamboran Resources and Evolution Petroleum, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tamboran Resources	0	1	4	0	2.80
Evolution Petroleum	0	0	1	1	3.50

Tamboran Resources presently has a consensus target price of $36.60, indicating a potential upside of 23.96%. Evolution Petroleum has a consensus target price of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.76%. Given Evolution Petroleum’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Evolution Petroleum is more favorable than Tamboran Resources.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tamboran Resources and Evolution Petroleum”s 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
Evolution Petroleum	$85.88 million	2.08	$4.08 million	$0.05	104.22

Evolution Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Tamboran Resources.

Summary

Evolution Petroleum beats Tamboran Resources on 10 of the 11 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 Evolution Petroleum

Evolution Petroleum Corporation, an energy company, engages in the development, production, ownership, and exploitation of onshore oil and gas properties in the United States. The company holds a non-operated interests in the SCOOP and STACK plays located in Central Oklahoma; the Chaveroo Field situated in Chaves and Roosevelt Counties, New Mexico; the Jonah Field located in Sublette County, Wyoming; the Williston Basin situated in Williston, North Dakota; the Barnett Shale field located in North Texas; the Hamilton Dome situated in Hot Springs County, Wyoming; and the Delhi Field, an onshore CO2-EOR project located in northeast Louisiana in Franklin, Madison, and Richland Parishes, as well as small overriding royalty interests in four onshore central Texas wells. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Houston, Texas.