North European Oil Royalty Trust (NYSE:NRT) and LandBridge (NYSE:LB) Head to Head Survey

North European Oil Royalty Trust (NYSE:NRT) and LandBridge (NYSE:LB) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for North European Oil Royalty Trust and LandBridge, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
North European Oil Royalty Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
LandBridge	0	2	6	0	2.75

LandBridge has a consensus target price of $34.14, indicating a potential downside of 10.10%. Given LandBridge’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LandBridge is more favorable than North European Oil Royalty Trust.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.0% of North European Oil Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of North European Oil Royalty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% 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.

Profitability

This table compares North European Oil Royalty Trust and LandBridge’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North European Oil Royalty Trust	N/A	560.64%	238.08%
LandBridge	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares North European Oil Royalty Trust and LandBridge”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
North European Oil Royalty Trust	$22.02 million	N/A	$21.17 million	$1.31	3.92
LandBridge	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

North European Oil Royalty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than LandBridge.

Summary

North European Oil Royalty Trust beats LandBridge on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About North European Oil Royalty Trust

North European Oil Royalty Trust, a grantor trust, holds overriding royalty rights covering gas and oil production in various concessions or leases in the Federal Republic of Germany. The company also has rights under contracts with German exploration and development subsidiaries of ExxonMobil Corp. and the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies. In addition, it holds royalties for the sale of gas well gas, oil well gas, crude oil, condensate, and sulfur. North European Oil Royalty Trust was founded in 1975 and is based in Keene, New Hampshire.

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.