TXNM Energy (TXNM) Competitors

TXNM Energy (NYSE:TXNM) and Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate TXNM or WES?

TXNM Energy presently has a consensus target price of $52.33, suggesting a potential downside of 1.43%. Western Midstream Partners has a consensus target price of $37.88, suggesting a potential downside of 7.95%. Given TXNM Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe TXNM Energy is more favorable than Western Midstream Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TXNM Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Western Midstream Partners	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90

Does the media prefer TXNM or WES?

In the previous week, TXNM Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Western Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for TXNM Energy and 9 mentions for Western Midstream Partners. Western Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat TXNM Energy's score of 0.75 indicating that Western Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TXNM Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Western Midstream Partners	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TXNM or WES?

91.7% of TXNM Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of TXNM Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TXNM or WES?

Western Midstream Partners received 588 more outperform votes than TXNM Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.59% of users gave Western Midstream Partners an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave TXNM Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TXNM Energy	Outperform Votes 6 66.67%	Underperform Votes 3 33.33%
Western Midstream Partners	Outperform Votes 594 68.59%	Underperform Votes 272 31.41%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TXNM or WES?

Western Midstream Partners has higher revenue and earnings than TXNM Energy. Western Midstream Partners 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
TXNM Energy	$1.94B	2.47	$88.35M	$1.92	27.65
Western Midstream Partners	$3.11B	5.04	$1.02B	$3.92	10.50

Is TXNM or WES a better dividend stock?

TXNM Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. TXNM Energy pays out 84.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Western Midstream Partners pays out 89.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, TXNM or WES?

TXNM Energy has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.88, meaning that its share price is 188% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TXNM or WES more profitable?

Western Midstream Partners has a net margin of 42.99% compared to TXNM Energy's net margin of 9.26%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 46.02% beat TXNM Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TXNM Energy	9.26%	9.69%	2.26%
Western Midstream Partners	42.99%	46.02%	12.18%

Summary

Western Midstream Partners beats TXNM Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.