Reviewing ARC Resources (OTCMKTS:AETUF) & Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN)

Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN) and ARC Resources (OTCMKTS:AETUF) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Tamboran Resources and ARC Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tamboran Resources	0	1	4	0	2.80
ARC Resources	0	0	1	2	3.67

Tamboran Resources currently has a consensus target price of $36.60, suggesting a potential upside of 50.00%. ARC Resources has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.42%. Given Tamboran Resources’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Tamboran Resources is more favorable than ARC Resources.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tamboran Resources and ARC Resources”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
ARC Resources	$2.98 billion	3.75	$1.18 billion	$1.37	13.78

ARC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Tamboran Resources.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.5% of ARC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Tamboran Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ARC Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Tamboran Resources and ARC Resources’ 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
ARC Resources	24.40%	14.61%	8.83%

Summary

ARC Resources beats Tamboran Resources on 8 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 ARC Resources

ARC Resources Ltd. engages in the acquiring and developing crude oil, natural gas, condensate, and natural gas liquids in Canada. It primarily holds interests in the Montney basin located in Alberta and northeast British Columbia. ARC Resources Ltd. was founded in 1996 and is based in Calgary, Canada.