Contrasting TXNM Energy (NYSE:TXNM) & China Resources Power (OTCMKTS:CRPJY)

TXNM Energy (NYSE:TXNM) and China Resources Power (OTCMKTS:CRPJY) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

TXNM Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. China Resources Power pays an annual dividend of $1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. TXNM Energy pays out 72.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for TXNM Energy and China Resources Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TXNM Energy	0	2	5	0	2.71
China Resources Power	0	0	1	0	3.00

TXNM Energy presently has a consensus target price of $53.57, indicating a potential upside of 0.68%. Given TXNM Energy’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe TXNM Energy is more favorable than China Resources Power.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TXNM Energy and China Resources Power”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TXNM Energy	$1.97 billion	2.50	$88.35 million	$2.25	23.65
China Resources Power	$13.20 billion	0.90	$1.41 billion	N/A	N/A

China Resources Power has higher revenue and earnings than TXNM Energy.

Profitability

This table compares TXNM Energy and China Resources Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TXNM Energy	9.26%	9.69%	2.26%
China Resources Power	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

TXNM Energy has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Resources Power has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TXNM Energy beats China Resources Power on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TXNM Energy

TXNM Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides electricity and electric services in the United States. It operates through Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) and Texas-New Mexico Power Company (TNMP) segments. The PNM segment engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The segment owns and leases communications, office and other equipment, office space, vehicles, and real estate. It generates electricity using coal, natural gas and oil, and nuclear fuel and waste, as well as solar, wind, geothermal, and battery storage energy sources. The TNMP segment provides regulated transmission and distribution services. The segment also owns and leases vehicles, service facilities, and office locations throughout its service territory. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers and end-users of electricity in New Mexico and Texas. The company was formerly known as PNM Resources, Inc and changed its name to TXNM Energy, Inc. in August 2024. TXNM Energy, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

About China Resources Power

China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited, an investment holding company, invests in, develops, operates, and manages power plants and coal mines in the People's Republic of China. The company operates in two segments, Thermal Power and Renewable Energy. It operates and manages coal- and gas-fired power plants, wind farms, photovoltaic power plants, hydro-electric power plants, and other clean and renewable energy projects. As of December 31, 2022, the company had 42 coal-fired power plants, 159 wind farms, 38 photovoltaic power plants, 2 hydroelectric plants, and 5 gas-fired plants with total attributable operational generation capacity of 52,581 MW. It also engages in coal mining and marketing activities; and undertakes combined generation of heat and power, coal-electricity integration, and other projects. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution of energy, power sale, intelligent energy, coal mining, and other areas; and distribution network construction and operation, distributed energy resource, and other businesses. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of CRH (Power) Limited.