Analyzing Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) and Nano Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ:NNE)

Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) and Nano Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ:NNE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Talen Energy and Nano Nuclear Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talen Energy	50.48%	8.59%	3.13%
Nano Nuclear Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Talen Energy and Nano Nuclear Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talen Energy	0	0	10	0	3.00
Nano Nuclear Energy	0	0	2	0	3.00

Talen Energy presently has a consensus price target of $225.10, suggesting a potential downside of 7.61%. Nano Nuclear Energy has a consensus price target of $58.00, suggesting a potential upside of 80.24%. Given Nano Nuclear Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nano Nuclear Energy is more favorable than Talen Energy.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Talen Energy and Nano Nuclear Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Talen Energy	$2.55 billion	4.85	$613.00 million	$18.68	13.04
Nano Nuclear Energy	N/A	N/A	-$10.15 million	N/A	N/A

Talen Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Nano Nuclear Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.4% of Talen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Talen Energy beats Nano Nuclear Energy on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Talen Energy

Talen Energy Corporation is a U.S.-based energy and power generation company. The Company owns or controls approximately 16,000 megawatts of capacity in wholesale power markets, principally in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southwest regions of the United States. The Company generates and sells electricity, capacity and related products from power plants that use fuel sources, such as nuclear, natural gas and coal. The Company’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant has approximately two boiling water reactors with a combined capacity of over 2,600 megawatts. Its fossil fuel plants are located in Athens, Barney Davis, Bayonne, Brandon Shores, Brunner Island, Camden, Colstrip and Dartmouth, among others. It has an art energy trading center located in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PA), where it manages asset load obligations, fuel supply, capacity and related products, and all supporting physical or financial transactions for its electric generation portfolio.

About Nano Nuclear Energy

NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc. is a microreactor and nuclear technology company, which provides supply energy services. Its products in technical development are ZEUS, a solid core battery reactor, and ODIN, a low-pressure coolant reactor. The company is founded by Jiang Yu in February, 2022 and is headquartered in New York, NY.