Talen Energy (TLN) Competitors

Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) and TC Energy (NYSE:TRP) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend TLN or TRP?

Talen Energy presently has a consensus price target of $247.10, suggesting a potential upside of 12.93%. TC Energy has a consensus price target of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.95%. Given TC Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Talen Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TLN or TRP?

0.4% of Talen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Talen Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TLN or TRP more profitable?

Talen Energy has a net margin of 50.48% compared to TC Energy's net margin of 29.40%. TC Energy's return on equity of 12.12% beat Talen Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talen Energy	50.48%	8.59%	3.13%
TC Energy	29.40%	12.12%	3.54%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TLN or TRP?

TC Energy received 277 more outperform votes than Talen Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.16% of users gave Talen Energy an outperform vote while only 63.04% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Talen Energy	Outperform Votes 216 63.16%	Underperform Votes 126 36.84%
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 493 63.04%	Underperform Votes 289 36.96%

Does the media refer more to TLN or TRP?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 30 more articles in the media than Talen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for TC Energy and 7 mentions for Talen Energy. Talen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat TC Energy's score of 0.93 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	19 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TLN or TRP?

TC Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Talen Energy. Talen Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TC 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	$2.41B	4.61	$613M	$18.68	11.71
TC Energy	$13.77B	3.39	$3.43B	$3.24	13.87

Which has more volatility & risk, TLN or TRP?

Talen Energy has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TC Energy beats Talen Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.