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Sabine Royalty TrustNYSE:SBR Stock Report

Market Cap US$1.1b
Share Price
US$77.04
US$136.81
43.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y16.4%
7D-0.8%
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Sabine Royalty Trust

NYSE:SBR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.1b

Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR) Stock Overview

Sabine Royalty Trust holds royalty and mineral interests in various producing oil and gas properties in the United States. More details

SBR fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends3/6

Rewards

Trading at 43.7% below our estimate of its fair value

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Sabine Royalty Trust
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$77.04
52 Week HighUS$84.39
52 Week LowUS$64.57
Beta0.24
1 Month Change3.41%
3 Month Change10.23%
1 Year Change16.36%
3 Year Change6.16%
5 Year Change115.08%
Change since IPO262.54%

Recent News & Updates

Seeking Alpha • Apr 08

Sabine Royalty Trust Appears Slightly Overvalued

Summary Sabine Royalty Trust has delivered outsized long-term returns but currently trades at a distribution yield below its historical average. SBR's reserves grew 40% over three years, yet 2025 saw a 5.5% dip in annual distributions, partly due to weaker oil prices. The current 5.1% yield is expected to rise short-term as high oil prices flow through, but this tailwind is likely temporary. I recommend waiting for a correction toward $65 before considering SBR, given its rich valuation and oil price cyclicality. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Apr 08

Sabine Royalty Trust Appears Slightly Overvalued

Summary Sabine Royalty Trust has delivered outsized long-term returns but currently trades at a distribution yield below its historical average. SBR's reserves grew 40% over three years, yet 2025 saw a 5.5% dip in annual distributions, partly due to weaker oil prices. The current 5.1% yield is expected to rise short-term as high oil prices flow through, but this tailwind is likely temporary. I recommend waiting for a correction toward $65 before considering SBR, given its rich valuation and oil price cyclicality. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Feb 17

Sabine Royalty Trust: A Variable Income Entity

Summary Sabine Royalty Trust is a pass-through entity with complex tax implications; consult a tax expert before investing to understand potential complications. Consider the size of your position and the states of operation to avoid unexpected state taxes and administrative fees. Viper Energy Partners offers simpler tax considerations and active management, making it a potentially better option for average investors. Sabine Royalty Trust benefits from growing production and potential natural gas price recovery. The trust does not control the rate of development or shut-in decisions. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Feb 09

Sabine Royalty Trust: Passive Income Powerhouse In The Energy Sector

Summary Sabine Royalty Trust offers a high-yield, inflation-hedged investment with steady royalty income and no operational risks, making it a compelling opportunity for income-seeking investors. The Trust's simple business model, lack of debt, and diversified royalty interests across six states ensure high margins and minimal risk. Sabine's revenue and NOPAT have compounded significantly since 2019, boasting an impressive ROIC of 1110.5%, making it a highly profitable investment. Despite risks like commodity price volatility and reliance on production operators, Sabine's attractive valuation and 19% margin of safety strengthen its investment appeal. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Sep 17

Sabine Royalty Trust Still Has Significant Downside Risk

Summary I initially purchased Sabine Royalty Trust during the coronavirus crisis for its cheap valuation and later sold it in late 2022 after it tripled. The stock has underperformed the market since late 2022, with a total return of -8% compared to the S&P 500's 47% gain. The recent plunge of oil prices below $70, driven by weak demand from China, signals a bearish outlook for Sabine Royalty Trust. Given the bearish oil market and potential for reduced distributions, Sabine Royalty Trust bears significant downside risk despite its current valuation. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Jun 06

Sabine Royalty Trust Maintains Its Sell Rating, Despite Its Vast Underperformance

Summary Sabine Royalty Trust has underperformed the market, offering a total return of -4% compared to the S&P 500's 40% rally. The outlook for the natural gas market is not favorable, with prices expected to decrease and clean energy projects providing headwinds. The oil market has seen OPEC's strategy of production cuts lose effectiveness, leading to declining market share and potential for lower oil prices. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Feb 14

Sabine Royalty Trust Is Downgraded To Sell Because Of Lower Energy Prices

Summary The latest monthly distribution is $0.419460 per unit. Oil and natural gas prices have dropped sharply since my September article, but SBR's price has only dropped a modest amount. My updated monthly distribution is estimated to average $0.33 per unit starting later this year. The trust continues to have accounting issues in their monthly news releases. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Dec 07

Sabine Royalty Trust: The Tailwind From OPEC Is Fading

Summary Sabine Royalty Trust stock has underperformed the market, offering a total return of -1% compared to the S&P 500's 20% rally. The recent meeting of OPEC and Russia suggests that the price of oil may fall below $70 and remain low in the upcoming months. Sabine Royalty Trust is highly sensitive to the prices of oil and gas and does not have a catalyst for growth in the foreseeable future. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Sep 25

Sabine Royalty Trust Has Some Very Unusual Characteristics

Summary Sabine Royalty Trust has many operators associated with their interests unlike most energy trusts that only have one or two operators. Their current distribution yield is 6.8% based on their latest monthly distribution and latest unit prices. Because CAPEX numbers by the operators are not included in press releases, it is difficult to forecast future production results. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Jul 05

Sabine Royalty Trust Remains Risky, Despite Its Recent Correction

Summary Sabine Royalty Trust, an oil and gas trust, is a risky investment due to the energy industry's transition from fossil fuels to clean energy sources. The trust's stock has declined 17% since recommendations to sell were made due to its high cyclicality and the energy sector passing its peak cycle. Despite the recent decline of its stock price, the oil and gas trust remains risky from a long-term point of view. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Feb 03

Sabine Royalty Trust declares $0.6373 dividend

Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE:SBR) declares $0.6373/share monthly dividend, 0.9% increase from prior dividend of $0.6315. Forward yield 9.26% Payable Feb. 28; for shareholders of record Feb. 15; ex-div Feb. 14. See SBR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Seeking Alpha • Jan 06

Sabine Royalty Trust  declares $0.6315 dividend

Sabine Royalty Trust  (NYSE:SBR) declares $0.6315/share monthly dividend, -40.9% decrease from prior dividend of $1.0678. Forward yield 9.31% Payable Jan. 31; for shareholders of record Jan. 17; ex-div Jan. 13. See SBR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Seeking Alpha • Dec 19

Sabine Royalty Trust: Investors Have Another Chance To Take Profits

Summary SBR has offered an all-time high distribution per unit this year. This distribution corresponds to a 10.9% yield at the current stock price. However, SBR is highly cyclical and vulnerable to the downturns of the energy sector. Whenever the next downturn shows up, possibly due to a record number of renewable energy projects, SBR will have significant downside risk. About three months ago, I recommended taking profits on Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR) due to its high cyclicality and its inherent risk around its all-time highs from a long-term perspective. Since my article, the price of oil has declined 13%. The stock of Sabine Royalty Trust initially dipped 18% but it then retrieved all its losses. The stock has sometimes deviated from the price of oil temporarily but it has always caught up with this price in the end. Given also the long-term risk of the trust, which results from the high cyclicality of the prices of oil and gas, investors should probably take advantage of the recent recovery of the stock and take their profits. Business overview Sabine Royalty Trust is an oil and gas trust that was founded in 1983. It has royalty and mineral interests in oil and gas properties in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. The trust has a pure upstream business and hence it is much more sensitive to the prices of oil and gas than the well-known integrated oil majors, such as Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX). Due to the high cyclicality of Sabine Royalty Trust, investors should make sure that they understand the current phase of the cycle of the energy market before purchasing the trust. The vulnerability of Sabine Royalty Trust to the downturns of the energy market is clearly reflected in its performance record. In 2014-2016, when the price of oil plunged 70%, the trust reduced its annual distribution by 53%, from $4.03 in 2014 to $1.88 in 2016. The trust also reduced its distribution by 33% between 2018 and 2020, mostly due to the fierce downturn caused by the pandemic. On the one hand, Sabine Royalty Trust has proved more resilient to downturns than most of the other oil trusts. To provide a perspective, Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) cut its distribution by 67% in 2015 and by 64% in 2018-2020. On the other hand, investors should not underestimate the vulnerability of Sabine Royalty Trust to the cycles of the energy market. Sabine Royalty Trust is thriving right now thanks to the exceptionally favorable conditions prevailing in the global energy market. Before its invasion of Ukraine, Russia was producing approximately 10% of global oil output. Due to the sanctions imposed by the U.S. and Europe on Russia, the output of the latter has significantly decreased. As a result, the global oil market has become exceptionally tight this year. This is the reason behind the rally of the price of oil to a 13-year high earlier this year. A similar situation is evident in the global natural gas market as well. Before the sanctions, Europe was purchasing about one-third of its natural gas from Russia. Due to the sanctions, European gas prices skyrocketed to new all-time highs this year. As a result, the U.S. began to export a record number of LNG cargos to Europe, and thus, the U.S. natural gas market became exceptionally tight. This caused the price of U.S. natural gas to rally to a 13-year high in the summer. The positive effect of high oil and gas prices was evident in the latest quarterly report of Sabine Royalty Trust. In the third quarter, the trust saw its average realized prices of oil and gas jump 65% and 142%, respectively, over the prior year's quarter. As a result, it more than doubled its distributable cash flow per unit, from $2.39 to $6.13. In addition, the trust has offered an all-time high annual distribution per unit of $8.65 this year. This distribution is more than double the previous 10-year high distribution per unit of $4.03, which the trust offered in 2013 and 2014. It is thus easy to understand how much the trust benefits from the extremely favorable conditions of the energy market right now. It is also worth noting that the annual distribution yield of Sabine Royalty Trust currently stands at 10.9%. This yield is higher than the 7.9% average distribution yield of the stock over the last decade. However, it is critical to realize that oil and gas prices are not likely to remain excessive for years. The price of oil peaked just a few days after the invasion of Russia in Ukraine, in February, and has gradually declined to a 52-week low. The decline of the oil price has partly resulted from a global economic slowdown, which has been caused by the aggressive interest rate hikes implemented by central banks in an effort to curb inflation. In addition, most countries are suffering from the energy crisis caused by multi-year high prices of oil and gas, and thus, they are doing their best to diversify away from fossil fuels. As a result, there is a record number of renewable energy projects that are being developed right now. When all these projects come online, they are likely to take their toll on the prices of oil and gas. The recent decline of the price of oil below its level just before the invasion of Russia in Ukraine is a strong bearish signal. It essentially means that the global oil market has absorbed the impact of that invasion, and hence, the invasion is not relevant anymore. While the price of oil remains above historical average levels, investors should probably become prepared for the next downturn of the oil price. No one can time the next downturn of the oil market, but history has taught us that the oil market has always gone through dramatic boom-and-bust cycles every few years. There is no reason to believe that the cyclicality of this industry will suddenly disappear. The 10.9% distribution yield of Sabine Royalty Trust is certainly attractive on the surface. However, the trust is likely to significantly reduce its distributions whenever the next downturn of the energy market shows up. Such a downturn may be caused by a global recession or the boom of renewable energy projects. As mentioned above, the trust drastically reduced its distributions between 2014 and 2016 as well as between 2018 and 2020. It is also remarkable that the stock has remained essentially flat over the last three months, around its all-time highs, whereas the price of oil has incurred a 13% correction during this period. Such a divergence may occur in the short run, but the stock price of Sabine Royalty Trust will inevitably catch up with the price of oil at some point.
Seeking Alpha • Dec 13

Sabine Royalty Trust  goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Sabine Royalty Trust  (NYSE:SBR) had declared $1.0678/share monthly dividend, 83.3% increase from prior dividend of $0.5825. Payable Dec. 29; for shareholders of record Dec. 15; ex-div Dec. 14. See SBR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Seeking Alpha • Nov 04

Sabine Royalty Trust  declares $0.5825 dividend

Sabine Royalty Trust  (NYSE:SBR) declares $0.5825/share monthly dividend, -42.7% decrease from prior dividend of $1.0170. Forward yield 7.86% Payable Nov. 29; for shareholders of record Nov. 15; ex-div Nov. 14. See SBR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Seeking Alpha • Oct 06

Sabine Royalty Trust declares $1.017 dividend

Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE:SBR) declares $1.017/share monthly dividend, 21.7% increase from prior dividend of $0.836. Forward yield 15.2% Payable Oct. 31; for shareholders of record Oct. 17; ex-div Oct. 14. See SBR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Seeking Alpha • Sep 22

Sabine Royalty Trust Is Risky Around Its All-Time Highs

Summary SBR is thriving thanks to the multi-year high prices of oil and gas, which have resulted from the sanctions of the U.S. and Europe on Russia. Based on its distributions in the first nine months of the year, SBR is offering an annualized distribution yield of 10.2%. However, investors should be aware of the high cyclicality of SBR, especially now that the stock is trading close to its all-time highs.
Seeking Alpha • Sep 13

Sabine Royalty Trust goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE:SBR) declared $0.836/share monthly dividend, 0.8% increase from prior dividend of $0.829. Payable Sept. 29; for shareholders of record Sept. 15; ex-div Sept. 14. See SBR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.

Shareholder Returns

SBRUS Oil and GasUS Market
7D-0.8%-0.6%1.0%
1Y16.4%37.4%28.7%

Return vs Industry: SBR underperformed the US Oil and Gas industry which returned 37.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SBR underperformed the US Market which returned 27.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SBR's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SBR volatility
SBR Average Weekly Movement3.2%
Oil and Gas Industry Average Movement6.1%
Market Average Movement7.2%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.4%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: SBR has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: SBR's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1982n/an/awww.sbr-sabine.com

Sabine Royalty Trust holds royalty and mineral interests in various producing oil and gas properties in the United States. The company’s royalty and mineral interests include landowner’s royalties, overriding royalty interests, minerals, production payments, and other similar non-participatory interests in certain producing and proved undeveloped oil and gas properties located in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Sabine Royalty Trust was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Sabine Royalty Trust Fundamentals Summary

How do Sabine Royalty Trust's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SBR fundamental statistics
Market capUS$1.12b
Earnings (TTM)US$68.34m
Revenue (TTM)US$72.30m
16.4x
P/E Ratio
15.5x
P/S Ratio

Is SBR overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SBR income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$72.30m
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$72.30m
Other ExpensesUS$3.96m
EarningsUS$68.34m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2026

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)4.69
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin94.53%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did SBR perform over the long term?

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Dividends

6.3%
Current Dividend Yield
110%
Payout Ratio

Does SBR pay a reliable dividends?

See SBR dividend history and benchmarks
When do you need to buy SBR by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Sabine Royalty Trust dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateMay 15 2026
Dividend Pay DateMay 29 2026
Days until Ex dividend8 days
Days until Dividend pay date6 days

Does SBR pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/22 08:23
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/22 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Sabine Royalty Trust is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard RoyCitigroup Inc