TXNM Energy (TXNM) Competitors

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

Is WES or TXNM 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
Western Midstream Partners	42.99%	46.02%	12.18%
TXNM Energy	9.26%	9.69%	2.26%

Which has more risk and volatility, WES or TXNM?

Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.9, suggesting that its share price is 190% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TXNM Energy has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Is WES or TXNM a better dividend stock?

Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. TXNM Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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. TXNM Energy pays out 80.7% 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 WES or TXNM?

In the previous week, Western Midstream Partners had 3 more articles in the media than TXNM Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Western Midstream Partners and 2 mentions for TXNM Energy. TXNM Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Western Midstream Partners' score of 0.43 indicating that TXNM Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Midstream Partners	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TXNM Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate WES or TXNM?

Western Midstream Partners presently has a consensus target price of $37.88, indicating a potential downside of 10.10%. TXNM Energy has a consensus target price of $52.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.29%. Given TXNM Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TXNM Energy is more favorable than Western Midstream Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Midstream Partners	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90
TXNM Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has better valuation and earnings, WES or TXNM?

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
Western Midstream Partners	$3.11B	5.16	$1.02B	$3.92	10.75
TXNM Energy	$1.94B	2.19	$88.35M	$1.92	24.56

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WES or TXNM?

Western Midstream Partners received 589 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 62.50% of users gave TXNM Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western Midstream Partners	Outperform Votes 594 68.59%	Underperform Votes 272 31.41%
TXNM Energy	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%

Summary

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