Reviewing TXNM Energy (NYSE:TXNM) and Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY)

Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY) and TXNM Energy (NYSE:TXNM) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Uranium Royalty and TXNM Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uranium Royalty	0	1	1	1	3.00
TXNM Energy	0	3	0	0	2.00

TXNM Energy has a consensus price target of $61.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.12%. Given TXNM Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TXNM Energy is more favorable than Uranium Royalty.

Profitability

This table compares Uranium Royalty and TXNM Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uranium Royalty	7.70%	0.01%	0.01%
TXNM Energy	6.96%	7.18%	2.05%

Volatility & Risk

Uranium Royalty has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TXNM Energy has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

24.2% of Uranium Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of TXNM Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of TXNM Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Uranium Royalty and TXNM Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uranium Royalty	$11.19 million	41.20	-$4.06 million	$0.02	157.25
TXNM Energy	$2.17 billion	2.95	$151.89 million	$1.39	41.52

TXNM Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Uranium Royalty. TXNM Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Uranium Royalty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

TXNM Energy beats Uranium Royalty on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Uranium Royalty

Uranium Royalty Corp. operates as a pure-play uranium royalty company. It acquires, accumulates, and manages a portfolio of geographically diversified uranium interests. The company has royalty interests in the McArthur River, Cigar Lake / Waterbury Lake, Roughrider, Russell Lake, Russell Lake south, and Dawn Lake projects in Saskatchewan, Canada; Anderson and San Rafael projects in Arizona; Lance and Reno Creek projects in Wyoming; Church Rock and Roca Honda projects in New Mexico; Dewey-Burdock project in South Dakota; Slick Rock project in Colorado; Langer Heinrich project in Namibia; and Michelin project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Energy Queen and Whirlwind project in Utah; and Workman Creek projects in Arizona. Uranium Royalty Corp. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.