Comparing LandBridge (NYSE:LB) & Tetra Technologies (NYSE:TTI)

Tetra Technologies (NYSE:TTI) and LandBridge (NYSE:LB) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Tetra Technologies and LandBridge’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tetra Technologies	0.97%	10.05%	4.36%
LandBridge	15.71%	4.34%	2.66%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Tetra Technologies and LandBridge, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tetra Technologies	0	2	3	0	2.60
LandBridge	1	6	2	0	2.11

Tetra Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $12.83, indicating a potential upside of 51.16%. LandBridge has a consensus price target of $78.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.56%. Given Tetra Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tetra Technologies is more favorable than LandBridge.

Risk & Volatility

Tetra Technologies has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LandBridge has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.2% of Tetra Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Tetra Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.3% of LandBridge shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tetra Technologies and LandBridge”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tetra Technologies	$630.93 million	1.79	$3.01 million	$0.05	169.80
LandBridge	$206.15 million	28.35	$30.13 million	$0.97	78.15

LandBridge has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tetra Technologies. LandBridge is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tetra Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Tetra Technologies beats LandBridge on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tetra Technologies

TETRA Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy services and solutions company. It operates through two segments, Completion Fluids & Products Division and Water & Flowback Services. The Completion Fluids & Products segment manufactures and markets clear brine fluids, additives, and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry for use in well drilling, completion, and workover operations in the United States, as well as in Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. This segment also markets liquid and dry calcium chloride products; and TETRA PureFlow ultra-pure zinc bromide to battery technology companies. The Water & Flowback Services segment provides water management services for onshore oil and gas operators. This segment also offers frac flowback, production well testing, and other associated services in oil and gas producing regions in the United States, as well as in various basins in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. TETRA Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, 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.