Critical Contrast: Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) versus Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN)

Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN) and Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Tamboran Resources and Vitesse Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tamboran Resources	0	1	4	0	2.80
Vitesse Energy	0	1	3	1	3.00

Tamboran Resources currently has a consensus price target of $36.60, indicating a potential upside of 68.82%. Vitesse Energy has a consensus price target of $30.25, indicating a potential upside of 48.38%. Given Tamboran Resources’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tamboran Resources is more favorable than Vitesse Energy.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

51.6% of Vitesse Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Tamboran Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Vitesse Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tamboran Resources and Vitesse Energy”s top-line 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
Vitesse Energy	$242.00 million	3.25	-$19.74 million	$0.64	31.85

Vitesse Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Tamboran Resources.

Profitability

This table compares Tamboran Resources and Vitesse Energy’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
Vitesse Energy	18.05%	7.25%	4.95%

Summary

Vitesse Energy beats Tamboran Resources on 9 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 Vitesse Energy

Vitesse Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, and production of non-operated oil and natural gas properties in the United States. It owns and acquires non-operated working interest and royalty interest ownership in the Williston Basin properties located in North Dakota and Montana. The company also owns non-operated interests in the Central Rockies properties located in Colorado and Wyoming. Vitesse Energy, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Centennial, Colorado.