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The closing price of Transalta Corp (NYSE: TAC) was $14.0 for the day, down -1.34% from the previous closing price of $14.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.22 million shares were traded. TAC stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.1739 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.68.
Ratios:
Our analysis of TAC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.71 and its Current Ratio is at 0.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.28.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, TAC now has a Market Capitalization of 4153799936 and an Enterprise Value of 9377800192. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.775 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.323.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for TAC is 0.78, which has changed by 0.27953112 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1177547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, TAC has reached a high of $17.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.82. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.30%.
Shares Statistics:
TAC traded an average of 1.88M shares per day over the past three months and 1922120 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 296.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 295.15M. Insiders hold about 0.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.29% stake in the company. Shares short for TAC as of 1763078400 were 3946101 with a Short Ratio of 1.65, compared to 1760486400 on 5121163. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3946101 and a Short% of Float of 1.3300001000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.25, TAC has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.18. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017618041. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.68.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Transalta Corp (TAC) is currently being evaluated by a team of 3.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.12, with high estimates of $0.12 and low estimates of $0.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.12 and -$0.44 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.28. EPS for the following year is $0.31, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $0.49 and $0.09.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for TAC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.73B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.48B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.57B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.85BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.2B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.39B and the low estimate is $1.95B.
