Critical Comparison: Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN) versus ENI (NYSE:E)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.2% of ENI shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Tamboran Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of ENI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Tamboran Resources and ENI’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
ENI	2.85%	9.16%	3.51%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Tamboran Resources and ENI, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tamboran Resources	0	1	5	1	3.00
ENI	0	8	2	0	2.20

Tamboran Resources presently has a consensus target price of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 56.18%. ENI has a consensus target price of $31.60, indicating a potential downside of 4.18%. Given Tamboran Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Tamboran Resources is more favorable than ENI.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tamboran Resources and ENI”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
ENI	$98.71 billion	0.56	$2.84 billion	$1.67	19.75

ENI has higher revenue and earnings than Tamboran Resources.

Summary

ENI beats Tamboran Resources on 6 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 ENI

Eni SpA engages in the exploration, production, refining, and sale of oil, gas, electricity, and chemicals. It operates through the following segments: Exploration and Production, Global Gas and LNG Portfolio, Refining & Marketing and Chemicals, Power & Renewables, and Corporate and Other Activities. The Exploration and Production segment engages in research, development and production of oil, condensates and natural gas, forestry conservation (REDD+) and CO2 capture and storage projects. The Global Gas and LNG Portfolio segment refers to the supply and sale of wholesale natural gas by pipeline, international transport and purchase and marketing of LNG, which includes gas trading activities finalized to hedging and stabilizing the trade margins, as well as optimizing the gas asset portfolio. The Refining & Marketing and Chemicals segment engages in supply, processing, distribution, and marketing of fuels and chemicals. The Corporate and Other Activities segment includes the main business support functions in particular holding, central treasury, IT, human resources, real estate services, captive insurance activities, research and development, new technologies, business digitalization, and environmental activities. The company was founded on February 10, 1953 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.