TXNM Energy (TXNM) Competitors

Avangrid (NYSE:AGR) and TXNM Energy (NYSE:TXNM) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation.

Is AGR or TXNM more profitable?

Avangrid has a net margin of 11.35% compared to TXNM Energy's net margin of 4.50%. TXNM Energy's return on equity of 10.06% beat Avangrid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avangrid	11.35%	4.87%	2.28%
TXNM Energy	4.50%	10.06%	2.33%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AGR or TXNM?

Avangrid has higher revenue and earnings than TXNM Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avangrid	$8.60B	1.61	$786M	$2.31	15.47
TXNM Energy	$1.84B	2.11	$88.35M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, AGR or TXNM?

Avangrid has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TXNM Energy has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AGR or TXNM?

Avangrid currently has a consensus price target of $34.67, suggesting a potential downside of 2.98%. Given Avangrid's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Avangrid is more favorable than TXNM Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avangrid	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
TXNM Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AGR or TXNM?

13.1% of Avangrid shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Avangrid shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AGR or TXNM a better dividend stock?

Avangrid pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. TXNM Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Avangrid pays out 76.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to AGR or TXNM?

In the previous week, Avangrid had 7 more articles in the media than TXNM Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Avangrid and 0 mentions for TXNM Energy. Avangrid's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat TXNM Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Avangrid is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Avangrid	Positive
TXNM Energy	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGR or TXNM?

Avangrid received 266 more outperform votes than TXNM Energy when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avangrid	Outperform Votes 266 53.52%	Underperform Votes 231 46.48%
TXNM Energy	N/A	N/A

Summary

Avangrid beats TXNM Energy on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.