Talen Energy (TLN) Competitors

Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) and Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Is ET or TLN more profitable?

Talen Energy has a net margin of 28.51% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 5.88%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Transfer	5.88%	11.47%	3.88%
Talen Energy	28.51%	11.47%	3.36%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ET or TLN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Transfer	$82.67B	0.74	$4.45B	$1.32	13.48
Talen Energy	$2.12B	8.13	$998M	$9.63	39.25

Which has more risk & volatility, ET or TLN?

Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talen Energy has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ET or TLN?

Energy Transfer presently has a consensus target price of $22.58, indicating a potential upside of 26.87%. Talen Energy has a consensus target price of $292.58, indicating a potential downside of 22.60%. Given Energy Transfer's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than Talen Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Talen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ET or TLN?

38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Talen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Talen Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ET or TLN?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 29 more articles in the media than Talen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Energy Transfer and 13 mentions for Talen Energy. Talen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Energy Transfer's score of 1.04 indicating that Talen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Transfer	27 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Talen Energy	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Talen Energy beats Energy Transfer on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.