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TransAlta (TA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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C$12.47 +0.29 (+2.38%)
As of 04/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

About TransAlta Stock (TSE:TA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
C$12.05
C$12.53
50-Day Range
C$11.61
C$15.96
52-Week Range
C$8.95
C$21.22
Volume
1.06 million shs
Average Volume
2.11 million shs
Market Capitalization
C$3.74 billion
P/E Ratio
17.77
Dividend Yield
1.92%
Price Target
C$17.71
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

TransAlta is an independent power producer based in Alberta, Canada. The company operates a diverse and growing fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States, and Australia consisting of hydro, wind, solar, battery storage, gas and energy transition facilities. The majority of the company's revenues are derived from the sale of generation capacity, electricity, thermal energy, environmental attributes, and byproducts of power generation.

TransAlta Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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53rd Percentile Overall Score

TA MarketRank™: 

TransAlta scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    TransAlta has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    TransAlta has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about TransAlta's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of TransAlta is 17.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.68.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of TransAlta is 17.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.61.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Due to a projected decrease in earnings for TransAlta, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    TransAlta has a P/B Ratio of 1.92. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for TA.
  • Dividend Yield

    TransAlta pays a meaningful dividend of 1.61%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    TransAlta does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of TransAlta is 34.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about TransAlta's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for TA.
  • News Sentiment

    TransAlta has a news sentiment score of -0.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.88 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for TransAlta this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for TA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, TransAlta insiders have bought 950,254.93% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$674,752.00 in company stock and sold C$71.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.21% of the stock of TransAlta is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    70.79% of the stock of TransAlta is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about TransAlta's insider trading history.
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TA Stock News Headlines

TransAlta (TSE:TA) Given New C$19.00 Price Target at CIBC
2025 could be "worse than the dot-com bust", says man who predicted 2008 banking crisis
What's coming next to the U.S. market could be worse than anything we've ever seen before – worse than the dot-com bust, worse than the COVID crash, and even worse than the Great Depression. What's coming, he says, could soon crash the market by 50% or more – and keep it down for 10, 20, or even 30 years.
TransAlta price target lowered to C$17 from C$21 at Scotiabank
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TA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

TransAlta's stock was trading at C$20.33 at the beginning of the year. Since then, TA stock has decreased by 38.7% and is now trading at C$12.47.
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TransAlta Co. (TSE:TA) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.30. TransAlta had a net margin of 7.49% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.03%.

Shares of TA stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that TransAlta investors own include TransAlta (TAC), Enbridge (ENB), TC Energy (TRP), Northland Power (NPI), TransAlta Renewables (RNW), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) and B2Gold (BTO).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/05/2024
Today
4/26/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
TSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Independent Power Producers
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
TSE:TA
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,257
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
C$17.71
High Stock Price Target
C$22.00
Low Stock Price Target
C$15.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+42.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.83
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
17.77
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
-0.07
Net Income
C$212.05 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
C$2.83 billion
Cash Flow
C$2.94 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.25
Book Value
C$6.49 per share
Price / Book
1.92

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
C$3.74 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.93
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This page (TSE:TA) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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