San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:SJT – Get Free Report) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares San Juan Basin Royalty Trust and Antero Resources”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| San Juan Basin Royalty Trust | $10,000.00 | 15,754.18 | -$390,000.00 | ($0.01) | -338.00 |
| Antero Resources | $5.62 billion | 1.97 | $634.42 million | $3.48 | 10.36 |
Antero Resources 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 Antero Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares San Juan Basin Royalty Trust and Antero Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| San Juan Basin Royalty Trust | N/A | -37.45% | -29.01% |
| Antero Resources | 17.68% | 9.02% | 5.05% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
10.4% of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Antero Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for San Juan Basin Royalty Trust and Antero Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| San Juan Basin Royalty Trust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Antero Resources | 0 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2.91 |
Antero Resources has a consensus target price of $49.06, suggesting a potential upside of 36.05%. Given Antero Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Antero Resources is more favorable than San Juan Basin Royalty Trust.
Summary
Antero Resources beats San Juan Basin Royalty Trust on 13 of the 15 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 Antero Resources
Antero Resources Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the development, production, exploration, and acquisition of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and oil properties in the United States. It operates in three segments: Exploration and Development; Marketing; and Equity Method Investment in Antero Midstream. As of December 31, 2023, the company had approximately 515,000 net acres in the Appalachian Basin; and approximately 172,000 net acres in the Upper Devonian Shale. Its gathering and compression systems also comprise 631 miles of gas gathering pipelines in the Appalachian Basin. The company was formerly known as Antero Resources Appalachian Corporation and changed its name to Antero Resources Corporation in June 2013. Antero Resources Corporation was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
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