TXNM Energy (TXNM) Competitors

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

Is EBR or TXNM a better dividend stock?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. 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 115.4% 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 insiders and institutionals believe 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. 1.4% of TXNM Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend EBR or TXNM?

TXNM Energy has a consensus price target of $54.86, indicating a potential downside of 2.97%. Given TXNM Energy's higher probable 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, EBR or TXNM?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TXNM Energy has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	$7.45B	2.32	$1.92B	$0.52	14.76
TXNM Energy	$1.97B	3.02	$242.68M	$1.94	29.14

Does the media refer more to EBR or TXNM?

In the previous week, TXNM Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for TXNM Energy and 2 mentions for Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. TXNM Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' score of 1.00 indicating that TXNM Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TXNM Energy	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

TXNM Energy beats Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.