San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:SJT) versus LandBridge (NYSE:LB) Financial Contrast

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:SJT) and LandBridge (NYSE:LB) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares San Juan Basin Royalty Trust and LandBridge’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust	82.97%	466.64%	245.06%
LandBridge	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for San Juan Basin Royalty Trust and LandBridge, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
LandBridge	0	2	6	0	2.75

LandBridge has a consensus price target of $34.14, indicating a potential downside of 6.59%. Given LandBridge’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LandBridge is more favorable than San Juan Basin Royalty Trust.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares San Juan Basin Royalty Trust and LandBridge”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust	$53.39 million	N/A	$51.64 million	$0.42	8.00
LandBridge	$100.26 million	26.67	$260.42 million	$3.56	10.27

LandBridge has higher revenue and earnings than San Juan Basin Royalty Trust. San Juan Basin 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.4% of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of LandBridge shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

LandBridge beats San Juan Basin Royalty Trust on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust operates as an express trust in Texas. The company has a 75% net overriding royalty interest in Southland's oil and natural gas interests in properties located in the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico. It also owns subject interests consist of working interests, royalty interests, overriding royalty interests, and other contractual rights in 119,000 net-producing acres in San Juan, Rio Arriba, and Sandoval Counties of northwestern New Mexico. The company was founded in 1980 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.