Why Texas Pacific Land Corporation Rallied Over 50% in the First Half of 2026
Texas Pacific surged on rising oil and gas prices and increasing AI infrastructure development in West Texas.
Overview
Shares of Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) rallied 52.4% in the first half of 2026, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Texas Pacific owns a large land portfolio and oil and gas royalty interests in West Texas, a center for both U.S. oil and gas development, as well as the AI data center build-out. Therefore, the first half of 2026 provided a somewhat ideal environment for the company to thrive.
Details
One of the big factors in Texas Pacific's first half story was, obviously, the war in Iran and the subsequent rise in oil and gas prices. TPL's portfolio of 882,000 surface acres and 224,000 NRA (net royalty acres) near the Permian Basin positions it to benefit from higher prices. Higher oil and gas prices not only spur oil and gas companies to explore, lease, and drill on more land, but they also increase TPL's royalties, given that most royalties are based on a percentage of sales, and therefore rise along with prices.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.