Head to Head Survey: Sunrise New Energy (NASDAQ:EPOW) & TXNM Energy (NYSE:TXNM)

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

Volatility and Risk

TXNM Energy has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrise New Energy has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for TXNM Energy and Sunrise New Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TXNM Energy	0	3	0	0	2.00
Sunrise New Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00

TXNM Energy presently has a consensus target price of $61.25, suggesting a potential upside of 5.10%. Given TXNM Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe TXNM Energy is more favorable than Sunrise New Energy.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares TXNM Energy and Sunrise New Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TXNM Energy	$2.17 billion	2.98	$151.89 million	$1.39	41.93
Sunrise New Energy	$46.42 million	0.28	-$16.64 million	N/A	N/A

TXNM Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Sunrise New Energy.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TXNM Energy	6.96%	7.18%	2.05%
Sunrise New Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.7% of TXNM Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of Sunrise New Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of TXNM Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.5% of Sunrise New Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TXNM Energy beats Sunrise New Energy on 10 of the 11 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 Sunrise New Energy

Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of graphite anode material for EVs and other lithium-ion batteries. The company also operates a peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and enterprise service platform business. In addition, it offers education consulting, training, tailored, information technology, business incubation, enterprise information technology integration, health, and agricultural technology services, as well as cultural and artistic exchanges and planning, and conference services. The company was formerly known as Global Internet of People, Inc. Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Zibo, the People’s Republic of China.