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After finishing at $12.84 in the prior trading day, Transalta Corp (NYSE: TAC) closed at $12.72, down -0.93%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.07 million shares were traded. TAC stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.855 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.625.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of TAC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.16. 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 3774024192 and an Enterprise Value of 8998024192. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.622 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.824.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for TAC is 0.73, which has changed by -0.092579484 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17823458 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 -14.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.99%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.01M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1373700 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 84.56% stake in the company. Shares short for TAC as of 1765756800 were 2982853 with a Short Ratio of 1.48, compared to 1763078400 on 3946101. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2982853 and a Short% of Float of 1.01.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, TAC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.25, compared to 0.18 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019470405. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.67.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 2.0 different market analysts. Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.12 and -$0.43 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.31. EPS for the following year is $0.41, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $0.56 and $0.31.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 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 $2.61B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.85BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.15B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.28B and the low estimate is $1.99B.
