BPI Energy (OTCMKTS:BPIGF) vs. TXO Partners (NYSE:TXO) Financial Analysis

BPI Energy (OTCMKTS:BPIGF) and TXO Partners (NYSE:TXO) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares BPI Energy and TXO Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BPI Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
TXO Partners	-63.22%	8.05%	5.41%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BPI Energy and TXO Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BPI Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TXO Partners	$380.72 million	1.90	-$103.99 million	($5.94)	-2.98

BPI Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TXO Partners.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for BPI Energy and TXO Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BPI Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
TXO Partners	0	0	1	1	3.50

TXO Partners has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.89%. Given TXO Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TXO Partners is more favorable than BPI Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

27.4% of TXO Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TXO Partners beats BPI Energy on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BPI Energy

BPI Energy Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, BPI Energy, Inc., engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, and sale of coalbed methane (CBM) properties in the United States. It owns approximately 500,000 acres of CBM rights in the Illinois Basin. The company also has interests in Southern Illinois Basin project covering approximately 10,000 acres in the southern part of the Illinois Basin; the Northern Illinois Basin project covering 353,531 acres in Montgomery, Shelby, Christian, Fayette, and Macoupin Counties in Illinois; and the Western Illinois Basin project covering 135,948 acres in Clinton, Washington, Marion, and Perry Counties in Illinois. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Solon, Ohio.

About TXO Partners

TXO Partners, L.P., an oil and natural gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, optimization, and exploitation of conventional oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid reserves in North America. Its acreage positions are concentrated in the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico and the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and Colorado. The company was formerly known as TXO Energy Partners, L.P. and changed its name to TXO Partners, L.P. in May 2023. TXO Partners, L.P. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.