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The price of Transalta Corp. (NYSE: TAC) closed at $6.83 in the last session, up 3.17% from day before closing price of $6.62. In other words, the price has increased by $3.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.51 million shares were traded. TAC stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.51.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at TAC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.82 and its Current Ratio is at 0.91. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.39.
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 2108632704 and an Enterprise Value of 7031493120. As of this moment, Transalta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 3.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.096 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.112.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, TAC has reached a high of $10.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.71%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, TAC traded on average about 790.66K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1069760 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 306.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 294.74M. Insiders hold about 4.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.16% stake in the company. Shares short for TAC as of 1713139200 were 3532724 with a Short Ratio of 4.00, compared to 1710460800 on 3592915. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3532724 and a Short% of Float of 1.15.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for TAC is 0.17, which was 0.22 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03323263The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.73.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Transalta Corp. (TAC) is currently attracting attention from 3.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.1 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.18 and a low estimate of $0.03, while EPS last year was $0.83. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.04, with high estimates of $0.1 and low estimates of -$0.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.51 and $0.07 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.33. EPS for the following year is $0.2, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $0.43 and -$0.02.
Revenue Estimates
According to 1 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $380.08M. It ranges from a high estimate of $380.08M to a low estimate of $380.08M. As of the current estimate, Transalta Corp.’s year-ago sales were $422.18MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $331.77M. There is a high estimate of $331.77M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $331.77M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for TAC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.06B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.89B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.98B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.46BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.8B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.95B and the low estimate is $1.7B.
