Head-To-Head Analysis: Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP) & Thunderbird Resources Equity (OTCMKTS:GMXRQ)

Thunderbird Resources Equity (OTCMKTS:GMXRQ) and Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Thunderbird Resources Equity and Kimbell Royalty Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thunderbird Resources Equity	0	0	0	0	0.00
Kimbell Royalty Partners	1	3	1	0	2.00

Kimbell Royalty Partners has a consensus target price of $17.40, indicating a potential upside of 41.23%. Given Kimbell Royalty Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kimbell Royalty Partners is more favorable than Thunderbird Resources Equity.

Profitability

This table compares Thunderbird Resources Equity and Kimbell Royalty Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thunderbird Resources Equity	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kimbell Royalty Partners	11.33%	5.82%	3.05%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Thunderbird Resources Equity and Kimbell Royalty Partners”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thunderbird Resources Equity	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kimbell Royalty Partners	$310.65 million	4.24	$66.54 million	($0.11)	-112.00

Kimbell Royalty Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Thunderbird Resources Equity.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

25.8% of Kimbell Royalty Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Kimbell Royalty Partners shares are owned by 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

Kimbell Royalty Partners beats Thunderbird Resources Equity on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Thunderbird Resources Equity

Thunderbird Resources Equity Inc, formerly GMX Resources Inc., is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with a portfolio of leasehold acreage in multiple resource plays. The Company is focused on the development of the hydrocarbon formations in East Texas including the Cotton Valley Sands (CVS) layer in the Schuler formation and the Upper, Middle and Haynesville/Lower Bossier layers of the Bossier formation (the Haynesville/Bossier Shale), in the Sabine Uplift of the Carthage, North Field primarily located in Harrison and Panola counties of East Texas. The Company has three subsidiaries: Diamond Blue Drilling Co. (Diamond Blue), which owns three drilling rigs; Endeavor Pipeline Inc. (Endeavor Pipeline), which operates its water supply and salt water disposal systems in its East Texas area, and Endeavor Gathering, LLC (Endeavor Gathering), which owns the natural gas gathering system and related equipment operated by Endeavor Pipeline.

About Kimbell Royalty Partners

Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP, together with its subsidiaries, engages in acquiring and owning mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties in the United States. It serves as the general partner of the company. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.