Talen Energy (TLN) Competitors

Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) and Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to TLN or XEL?

In the previous week, Xcel Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Talen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Xcel Energy and 16 mentions for Talen Energy. Talen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Xcel Energy's score of 1.13 indicating that Talen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Talen Energy	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Xcel Energy	19 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TLN or XEL more profitable?

Talen Energy has a net margin of 50.48% compared to Xcel Energy's net margin of 14.40%. Xcel Energy's return on equity of 10.65% beat Talen Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talen Energy	50.48%	8.59%	3.13%
Xcel Energy	14.40%	10.65%	2.90%

Do analysts recommend TLN or XEL?

Talen Energy currently has a consensus price target of $241.36, suggesting a potential upside of 19.02%. Xcel Energy has a consensus price target of $72.30, suggesting a potential upside of 4.30%. Given Talen Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Talen Energy is more favorable than Xcel Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Xcel Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

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

0.4% of Talen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Talen Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TLN or XEL?

Talen Energy received 172 more outperform votes than Xcel Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.19% of users gave Talen Energy an outperform vote while only 32.62% of users gave Xcel Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Talen Energy	Outperform Votes 218 63.19%	Underperform Votes 127 36.81%
Xcel Energy	Outperform Votes 46 32.62%	Underperform Votes 95 67.38%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TLN or XEL?

Xcel Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Talen Energy. Talen Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xcel 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
Talen Energy	$2.07B	4.45	$613M	$17.41	11.65
Xcel Energy	$13.44B	2.96	$1.94B	$3.44	20.15

Which has more risk and volatility, TLN or XEL?

Talen Energy has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Talen Energy beats Xcel Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.