LandBridge Co

LB

Market cap $2.1B

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LandBridge Company LLC (NYSE: LB; NYSE TX: LB) ("LandBridge") today announced that it will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2026 after market close on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. LandBridge will host a webcast and conference call to discuss its results on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 10 a.m. Central Time / 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Webcast Instructions: To listen to the live webcast, please visit the Events and Presentations section of the LandBrid.

Texas Pacific Land is now primarily an AI infrastructure and data center land play, not just an oil royalty company. TPL's valuation implies an excessive amount of GW of future data center capacity. I rate TPL a SELL with a $250 price target, as its premium bakes in excessive data center growth; LandBridge is a BUY at $75, reflecting more realistic expectations.

Energy sector fundamentals are strengthening as the Iran War de-risks, oil prices normalize, and cyclical growth accelerates. Low global inventories, disciplined CapEx, and secular demand drivers set up a bullish multi-year regime for energy equities. I favor Permian-focused royalty and landowners (LandBridge, Texas Pacific, Freehold Royalties), Canadian oil sands leaders (Canadian Natural Resources, Suncor Energy, Cenovus), and low-cost U.S. producers (Diamondback, Permian Resources).

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LandBridge Company LLC (NYSE: LB) (the “Company” or “LandBridge”) today announced that its board of directors has formed a special committee of independent directors to evaluate a potential conversion from a Delaware limited liability company to a Texas corporation. A primary driver of this evaluation is index eligibility. Major benchmarks — including key S&P, Russell and CRSP indexes — restrict eligibility to corporations, and LandBridge believes conversion could.

LandBridge owns strategic surface acreage in the Delaware Basin and collects fees without taking direct drilling or commodity price risk. Q1 revenue grew 16% YoY, and adjusted EBITDA margin remained very high at 88%, showing the strength of the asset-light model. I rate LB a buy because the growth, margin profile, and catalysts justify paying a premium.

Energy remains a top investment focus due to global demand, constrained supply growth, and attractive sector valuations versus the S&P 500. I highlight my preferred picks across the energy supply chain: LandBridge, Viper Energy, Helmerich & Payne, Diamondback Energy, Western Midstream, and Marathon Petroleum. VNOM offers high cash returns to shareholders, while WES and MPC provide strong yields and capital return strategies, each excelling in their respective niches.

Retirement investing is becoming more urgent and challenging due to Social Security risks, persistent inflation, and extreme equity market concentration. The TOLL model - focusing on tangible assets, oligopoly, low incremental capital intensity, and long-duration cash flows - offers a robust framework for building resilient portfolios. I favor total return TOLL stocks like LandBridge and Texas Pacific Land and income-oriented mineral rights and midstream companies such as Viper Energy and Topaz Energy.

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LandBridge NYSE: LB reported higher first-quarter revenue and adjusted EBITDA and raised its full-year 2026 outlook, citing improved visibility into commercial activity, stronger basin conditions and momentum tied to surface-use opportunities in the Delaware Basin.

LandBridge Company LLC remains my largest holding and highest-conviction Strong Buy, driven by strategic Permian land ownership and a hyper-efficient, royalty-based business model. Despite sequential revenue and EBITDA declines in 1Q26, LB raised full-year EBITDA guidance to $210–$230M, with 16% year-over-year growth and an 80% free cash flow margin. Surface use royalties surged 41%, now comprising 72% of revenue, while data center and produced water projects like Speedway offer significant embedded growth optionality.