Tamboran Resources (TBN) Competitors

Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) and Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the media prefer PARR or TBN?

In the previous week, Par Pacific had 2 more articles in the media than Tamboran Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Par Pacific and 4 mentions for Tamboran Resources. Par Pacific's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Tamboran Resources' score of 0.25 indicating that Par Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Par Pacific	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tamboran Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PARR or TBN?

Par Pacific received 25 more outperform votes than Tamboran Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave Tamboran Resources an outperform vote while only 32.18% of users gave Par Pacific an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Par Pacific	Outperform Votes 28 32.18%	Underperform Votes 59 67.82%
Tamboran Resources	Outperform Votes 3 60.00%	Underperform Votes 2 40.00%

Is PARR or TBN more profitable?

Par Pacific has a net margin of 5.43% compared to Tamboran Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Par Pacific's return on equity of 26.40% beat Tamboran Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Par Pacific	5.43%	26.40%	8.51%
Tamboran Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer PARR or TBN?

Par Pacific presently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.59%. Tamboran Resources has a consensus price target of $37.75, indicating a potential upside of 94.99%. Given Tamboran Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tamboran Resources is more favorable than Par Pacific.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Par Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Tamboran Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has better valuation and earnings, PARR or TBN?

Par Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than Tamboran Resources.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Par Pacific	$8.76B	0.12	$728.64M	$7.99	2.28
Tamboran Resources	N/A	N/A	-$21.92M	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PARR or TBN?

92.2% of Par Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are held 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.

Summary

Par Pacific beats Tamboran Resources on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.