Financial Comparison: LandBridge (NYSE:LB) and 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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Tetra Technologies has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LandBridge has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Tetra Technologies and LandBridge, as provided 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 target price of $12.83, suggesting a potential upside of 47.59%. LandBridge has a consensus target price of $79.20, suggesting a potential upside of 1.14%. Given Tetra Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Tetra Technologies is more favorable than LandBridge.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tetra Technologies	$630.93 million	2.04	$3.01 million	$0.04	217.38
LandBridge	$199.09 million	30.32	$30.13 million	$1.13	69.30

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.

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%	9.11%	4.14%
LandBridge	16.49%	4.75%	2.87%

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.