TXNM Energy (TXNM) Competitors

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) and TXNM Energy (NYSE:TXNM) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EBR or TXNM?

2.6% of Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of TXNM Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of TXNM Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EBR or TXNM?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has higher revenue and earnings than TXNM Energy. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TXNM Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	$43.68B	0.51	$1.92B	$0.52	18.93
TXNM Energy	$1.97B	3.05	$242.68M	$1.94	29.38

Is EBR or TXNM more profitable?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a net margin of 15.65% compared to TXNM Energy's net margin of 8.75%. TXNM Energy's return on equity of 7.34% beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	15.65%	7.05%	3.03%
TXNM Energy	8.75%	7.34%	1.77%

Does the media prefer EBR or TXNM?

In the previous week, Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras and Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras both had 1 articles in the media. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat TXNM Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TXNM Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is EBR or TXNM a better dividend stock?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. TXNM Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays out 123.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TXNM Energy pays out 84.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer EBR or TXNM?

TXNM Energy has a consensus price target of $55.67, suggesting a potential downside of 2.35%. Given TXNM Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TXNM Energy is more favorable than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
TXNM Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has more risk and volatility, EBR or TXNM?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TXNM Energy has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras and TXNM Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.