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TransAlta TSX:TA.PRJ Stock Report

Last Price

CA$23.50

Market Cap

CA$6.0b

7D

-0.8%

1Y

22.7%

Updated

19 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

TransAlta Corporation

TSX:TA.PRJ Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$6.0b

TA.PRJ Stock Overview

Engages in the development, production, and sale of electric energy. More details

TA.PRJ fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends2/6

Rewards

Trading at 65.7% below our estimate of its fair value

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 31.6% per year for the next 3 years

Profit margins (5.7%) are lower than last year (15.8%)


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TransAlta Corporation Competitors

Capital Power

TSX:CPX

CA$8.2b

Maxim Power

TSX:MXG

CA$322.9m

TransAlta Renewables

TSX:RNW

CA$3.3b

Boralex

TSX:BLX

CA$3.1b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for TransAlta
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceCA$23.50
52 Week HighCA$24.10
52 Week LowCA$19.10
Beta0.91
1 Month Change0.73%
3 Month Change0.86%
1 Year Change22.72%
3 Year Change-1.47%
5 Year Change34.44%
Change since IPO-4.86%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

TA.PRJCA Renewable EnergyCA Market
7D-0.8%-1.7%-4.1%
1Y22.7%7.8%16.7%

Return vs Industry: TA.PRJ exceeded the Canadian Renewable Energy industry which returned 7.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: TA.PRJ exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 16.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is TA.PRJ's price volatile compared to industry and market?
TA.PRJ volatility
TA.PRJ Average Weekly Movement1.1%
Renewable Energy Industry Average Movement4.7%
Market Average Movement8.2%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market17.8%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market2.9%

Stable Share Price: TA.PRJ has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.

Volatility Over Time: TA.PRJ's weekly volatility (1%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19091,257John Kousinioriswww.transalta.com

TransAlta Corporation engages in the development, production, and sale of electric energy. It operates through Hydro, Wind and Solar, Gas, Energy Transition, and Energy Marketing segments. The Hydro segment holds interest of approximately 922 megawatts (MW) of owned hydroelectric generating capacity located in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.

TransAlta Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do TransAlta's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
TA.PRJ fundamental statistics
Market capCA$6.02b
Earnings (TTM)CA$158.00m
Revenue (TTM)CA$2.79b

37.8x

P/E Ratio

2.1x

P/S Ratio

Is TA.PRJ overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
TA.PRJ income statement (TTM)
RevenueCA$2.79b
Cost of RevenueCA$1.64b
Gross ProfitCA$1.15b
Other ExpensesCA$994.00m
EarningsCA$158.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.53
Gross Margin41.28%
Net Profit Margin5.66%
Debt/Equity Ratio209.4%

How did TA.PRJ perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.2%

Current Dividend Yield

45%

Payout Ratio

Does TA.PRJ pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy TA.PRJ by to receive an upcoming dividend?
TransAlta dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateNov 29 2024
Dividend Pay DateDec 31 2024
Days until Ex dividend21 days
Days until Dividend pay date11 days

Does TA.PRJ pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 00:04
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

TransAlta Corporation is covered by 22 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nathan HeywoodATB Capital Markets
Benjamin PhamBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Julien Dumoulin-SmithBofA Global Research