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TransAlta Corporation
CA ˙ TSX ˙ CA89346D1078
$17.11 ↑0.12 (0.71%)
2025-09-09
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Basic Stats

The share price of TransAlta Corporation as of September 9, 2025 is $17.11 / share. This is an increase of 2.46% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of TransAlta Corporation as of September 9, 2025 is $5,071.40 MM.

The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of TransAlta Corporation from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.

For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.

Market Cap 5,071.40 MM
EV 10,203.84 MM
Shares Out. 296.40 MM
Earnings Date
EPS (TTM) -0.34
Dividend Yield 1.53 %
Ex-Dividend Date 2025-08-29
Borrow Rate 1.15
Short Shares Avail. 0.15 MM
Short Interest
Short Float
Days to Cover
Risk Free Rate 4.05 %
Price Change (1 yr) 38.47 %
Volatility (1 yr) 0.44
Beta 0.74
Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) 0.79
Sortino Ratio (1 yr) 1.20
PE Ratio -49.37
Price/Book 3.03
Price/TBV 6.31
Book/Market 0.33
EBIT/EV -0.01
EBIT(3yr avg)/EV 0.04
ROA -0.01
ROE -0.05
ROIC -0.02
CROIC -0.02
OCROIC 0.10
Implied Volatility
Put/Call OI Ratio
Growth 24.80 /100
Profitability 38.77 /100
Quality Score 65.96 /100
Value Score 62.60 /100
Momentum Score 70.38 /100
Stability (Low Vol) Score 48.54 /100
Analyst Sentiment 62.99 /100
Fund Sentiment 42.62 /100
Insider Sentiment
Officer Sentiment
Dividend Score 43.14 /100
QVM Score
Piotroski F-SCORE 3.00 /9
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target

The average one-year price target for TransAlta Corporation is $18.87. The forecasts range from a low of $14.14 to a high of $21.00. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.

Update Frequency: Monthly

Record Date Projection Date High Low Median Average
2025-09-02 2026-09-02 21.00 14.14 20.40 18.87
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades

This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for TransAlta Corporation. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.

The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
  • Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
  • Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
  • Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.

When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.

The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.

Date Analyst Prior Latest
Recommendation
Action
2022-11-09 TD Research Buy Downgrade
2022-11-09 STA Research Hold Maintains
2022-12-15 Credit Suisse Outperform Upgrade
2022-11-09 Scotiabank Capital Outperform Upgrade
2022-11-09 National Bank of Canada Financial Sector Perform Upgrade
2022-11-09 Credit Suisse Outperform Upgrade
2022-11-09 ATB Capital Upgrade
2022-11-08 CIBC Capital Markets Sector Perform Maintains
2022-10-25 STA Research Hold Downgrade
2022-10-25 National Bank of Canada Financial Downgrade
2022-10-25 Credit Suisse Outperform Downgrade
2022-10-20 Scotiabank Capital Strong Buy Downgrade
2022-10-18 CIBC Capital Markets Downgrade
2022-09-26 STA Research Hold Maintains
2022-09-26 Scotiabank Capital Outperform Upgrade
2022-08-24 Credit Suisse Downgrade
2022-08-08 TD Research Buy Downgrade
2022-08-08 STA Research Hold Maintains
2022-08-08 Scotiabank Capital Outperform Maintains
2022-08-05 CIBC Capital Markets Outperform Maintains
2022-07-25 Credit Suisse Outperform Upgrade
2022-06-22 CIBC Capital Markets Outperform Upgrade
2022-05-09 STA Research Hold Maintains
2022-05-09 Scotiabank Capital Outperform Maintains
2022-05-09 National Bank of Canada Financial Sector Perform Upgrade
2022-05-09 BMO Financial Outperform Maintains
2022-04-20 Credit Suisse Outperform Upgrade
2022-04-06 Scotiabank Capital Outperform Maintains
2022-04-05 CIBC Capital Markets Outperform Maintains
2022-02-25 Scotiabank Capital Outperform Maintains
2022-01-19 Scotiabank Capital Outperform Maintains
2022-01-19 CIBC Capital Markets Outperform Maintains
2022-01-19 BMO Financial Outperform Initiate
2022-01-12 TD Research Buy Downgrade
2022-01-11 CIBC Capital Markets Outperform Maintains
2022-01-07 Credit Suisse Outperform Initiate
2021-12-23 Scotiabank Capital Outperform Maintains
2021-12-23 ATB Capital Buy Upgrade
2021-11-11 NationalBankFinancial Sector Perform Upgrade
2021-11-11 BMONesbitts Outperform Maintains
2021-11-10 TDNewcrest Buy Upgrade
2021-11-10 ScotiaBankFinancial Outperform Upgrade
2021-11-10 RBCRoyalBank Outperform Upgrade
2021-11-10 CIBC WG Upgrade
2021-11-10 BMONesbitt Upgrade
2021-11-08 Sbank Outperform Maintains
2021-11-01 Credit Suisse Outperform Downgrade
2021-10-29 CIBC World Markets Outperform Maintains
2021-10-21 Sbank Outperform Upgrade
2021-10-19 TD Securities Buy Maintains
2021-10-18 TD Securities Upgrade
2021-10-04 Credit Suisse Outperform Initiate
2021-09-29 Sbank Outperform Initiate
2021-09-29 RBC Capital Outperform Initiate
2021-09-29 Credit Suisse Outperform Initiate
2021-09-29 CIBC World Markets Outperform Upgrade
2021-09-28 CIBC World Markets Outperform Maintains
2021-09-21 BMO Capital Markets Outperform Maintains
2021-09-20 BMO Capital Markets Upgrade
2021-08-12 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Maintains
2021-08-11 TD Securities Outperform Upgrade
2021-08-11 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2021-08-11 National Bank Financial Upgrade
2021-08-11 CIBC World Markets Outperform Upgrade
2021-08-11 BMO Capital Markets Upgrade
2021-08-10 CIBC World Markets Outperform Maintains
2021-07-21 CIBC World Markets Outperform Upgrade
2021-06-01 BMO Capital Markets Outperform Upgrade
2021-05-25 Credit Suisse Sector Perform Upgrade
2021-05-14 RBC Capital Outperform Upgrade
2021-05-14 CIBC World Markets Outperform Maintains
2021-05-14 BMO Capital Markets Market Perform Upgrade
2021-05-04 CIBC World Markets Outperform Maintains
2021-04-20 CIBC World Markets Outperform Upgrade
2021-04-16 Sbank Outperform Upgrade
2021-03-26 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2021-03-10 National Bank SECTOR PERFORM Downgrade
2021-03-04 TD Securities Buy Upgrade
2021-03-04 National Bank Financial Downgrade
2021-01-21 Credit Suisse Sector Perform Maintains
2021-01-20 Credit Suisse Upgrade
2021-01-13 CIBC World Markets Neutral Outperform Upgrade
2020-12-08 BMO Capital Markets Sector Perform Upgrade
2020-07-29 Credit Suisse Upgrade
2020-03-20 CIBC World Markets Neutral Outperform Upgrade
2020-03-05 TD Securities Buy Upgrade
2020-02-10 RBC Capital Sector Perform Outperform Upgrade
2020-02-07 Sbank Upgrade
2020-01-16 Credit Suisse Neutral Outperform Upgrade
2019-10-23 CIBC World Markets Downgrade
2019-08-13 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Downgrade
2019-03-27 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Upgrade
2019-03-26 TD Securities Hold Buy Upgrade
2019-03-26 RBC Capital Sector Perform Upgrade
2019-03-26 BMO Capital Markets Upgrade
2019-03-21 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Upgrade
2019-03-19 Credit Suisse Underperform Neutral Upgrade
2019-02-28 TD Securities Hold Upgrade
2019-02-28 National Bank Financial Outperform Sector Perform Downgrade
2019-02-28 CIBC World Markets Upgrade
2019-02-28 BMO Capital Markets Upgrade
2019-01-23 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Outperform Upgrade
2018-12-19 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Downgrade
2018-12-18 BMO Capital Markets Market Perform Downgrade
2018-10-24 CIBC World Markets Downgrade
2018-09-11 BMO Capital Markets Upgrade
2018-08-07 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Upgrade
2018-08-07 CIBC World Markets Upgrade
2018-05-25 TD Securities Hold Initiate
2018-05-09 CIBC World Markets Downgrade
2018-05-09 BMO Capital Markets Downgrade
2018-05-04 Canaccord Genuity Hold Initiate
2018-03-05 GMP Securities Upgrade
2018-02-28 Sbank Sector Perform Outperform Upgrade
2018-02-06 BMO Capital Markets Downgrade
2017-12-07 Sbank Sector Perform Upgrade
2017-12-07 RBC Capital Sector Perform Upgrade
2017-12-07 Credit Suisse Underperform Upgrade
2017-05-23 BMO Capital Markets Market Perform Maintains
2017-03-06 Sbank Sector Perform Maintains
2017-01-04 National Bank Financial Outperform Maintains
2017-01-04 Credit Suisse 7 Maintains
2016-11-25 TD Securities Hold Maintains
2016-11-25 RBC Capital 7.5 Maintains
2016-11-25 National Bank Financial Outperform Maintains
2016-11-25 BMO Capital Markets Market Perform Maintains
2016-11-07 Sbank Underperform Sector Perform Maintains
2016-11-07 RBC Capital Underperform Sector Perform Maintains
2016-11-01 RBC Capital Outperform Sector Perform Maintains
2016-08-11 TD Securities Hold Maintains
2016-08-11 Sbank Underperform Maintains
2016-08-11 RBC Capital 6 Maintains
2016-08-11 First Energy 5.75 Maintains
2016-07-20 CIBC World Markets 8 Maintains
2016-07-18 National Bank Financial 6.5 Maintains
2016-05-04 RBC Capital Sector Perform Underperform Downgrade
2016-05-04 BMO Capital Markets At Market Perform Maintains
2016-04-29 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2016-04-22 Credit Suisse Neutral Underperform Downgrade
2016-03-03 TD Securities 7.5 Maintains
2016-02-19 RBC Capital Sector Perform Maintains
2016-02-19 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Maintains
2016-02-01 CIBC World Markets 7.5 Maintains
2016-01-18 S&P Equity Research Hold Maintains
2016-01-18 RBC Capital Sector Perform Maintains
2016-01-18 CIBC World Markets Sector Perform Maintains
2016-01-15 BMO Capital Markets Outperform At Market Perform Downgrade
2016-01-15 BMO Capital Outperform Market Perform Downgrade
2016-01-12 BMO Capital Markets 8 Maintains
2015-11-26 National Bank Financial 5 Maintains
2015-11-23 RBC Capital Underperform Sector Perform Upgrade
2015-11-02 TD Securities 9 Maintains
2015-11-02 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Maintains
2015-08-25 CIBC World Markets 10 Maintains
2015-08-24 BMO Capital Market Perform Outperform Upgrade
2015-07-31 TD Securities Hold Maintains
2015-07-31 National Bank Financial Underperform Maintains
2015-07-28 Sbank Outperform Maintains
2015-07-16 Credit Suisse Underperform Maintains
2015-07-07 BMO Capital Markets 11 Maintains
2015-03-24 Sbank 14.5 Maintains
2015-03-24 BMO Capital Markets At Market Perform Maintains
2015-01-15 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Maintains
2014-05-05 National Bank Financial Underperform Maintains
2014-05-05 Canaccord Genuity Buy Initiate
2014-04-16 BMO Capital Market Perform Maintains
2014-02-21 TD Securities 14 Maintains
2014-02-21 Sbank 15 Maintains
2014-02-21 CIBC World Markets Sector Perform Sector Underperform Downgrade
2014-02-21 Canaccord Genuity Buy Hold Downgrade
2014-02-21 BMO Capital Markets At Market Perform Maintains
2014-02-07 Sbank Sector Perform Maintains
2013-10-31 RBC Capital Underperform Sector Perform Upgrade
2013-10-28 TD Securities Hold Initiate
2013-09-10 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Initiate
2013-07-31 National Bank Financial Underperform Maintains
2013-06-27 TD Securities Hold Buy Upgrade
2013-04-30 Sbank Sector Underperform Sector Perform Upgrade
2013-04-25 Credit Suisse Underperform Maintains
2013-04-24 TD Securities 15 Maintains
2013-04-24 Sbank 13.5 Maintains
2013-04-24 RBC Capital Underperform Maintains
2013-01-11 BMO Capital Markets At Market Perform Maintains
2012-07-24 BMO Capital Market Perform Maintains
2023-04-14 SCOTIABANK GBM Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-03-29 IA CAPITAL MARKETS Buy Strong Buy Upgrade
2023-02-24 NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-02-24 TD SECURITIES Buy Buy Maintains
2023-02-23 ATB CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-02-23 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Outperform Upgrade
2023-01-09 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2022-12-15 CREDIT SUISSE Outperform Outperform Maintains
2022-11-17 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2022-08-09 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Buy Buy Maintains
2022-08-08 IA CAPITAL MARKETS Strong Buy Buy Downgrade
2022-06-30 IA CAPITAL MARKETS Buy Strong Buy Upgrade
2022-02-25 IA CAPITAL MARKETS Buy Buy Maintains
2021-10-13 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Buy Buy Maintains
2021-08-20 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Buy Buy Maintains
2023-06-06 SCOTIABANK GBM Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-05-29 NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-05-16 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Outperform Upgrade
2023-05-14 CREDIT SUISSE Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-05-07 IA CAPITAL MARKETS Buy Strong Buy Upgrade
2023-05-07 TD SECURITIES Buy Buy Maintains
2023-05-06 ATB CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-01-08 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2022-12-14 CREDIT SUISSE Outperform Outperform Maintains
2022-11-16 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2022-08-08 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Buy Buy Maintains
2022-08-07 IA CAPITAL MARKETS Strong Buy Buy Downgrade
2022-06-29 IA CAPITAL MARKETS Buy Strong Buy Upgrade
2022-02-24 IA CAPITAL MARKETS Buy Buy Maintains
2021-10-12 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Buy Buy Maintains
2021-08-19 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Buy Buy Maintains
2023-08-27 CREDIT SUISSE Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-08-07 SCOTIABANK GBM Outperform Outperform Maintains
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2023-08-06 NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-08-06 ATB CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
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2023-11-28 NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-11-21 ATB CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-11-21 TD SECURITIES Buy Buy Maintains
2023-11-21 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
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2023-08-28 CREDIT SUISSE Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-08-08 SCOTIABANK GBM Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-08-08 IA CAPITAL MARKETS Strong Buy Strong Buy Maintains
2023-08-07 NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-08-07 ATB CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-08-07 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-06-07 SCOTIABANK GBM Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-05-30 NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-05-17 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Outperform Upgrade
2023-05-15 CREDIT SUISSE Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-05-08 IA CAPITAL MARKETS Buy Strong Buy Upgrade
2023-05-08 TD SECURITIES Buy Buy Maintains
2023-05-07 ATB CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2024-08-06 NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL Outperform Outperform Maintains
2024-08-01 TD COWEN Buy Buy Maintains
2024-08-01 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2024-07-31 ATB CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2024-02-25 TD SECURITIES Buy Buy Maintains
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2023-11-20 ATB CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-11-20 TD SECURITIES Buy Buy Maintains
2023-11-20 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-11-02 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Buy Buy Maintains
2025-02-20 TD COWEN Buy Buy Maintains
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2025-02-19 NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL Outperform Outperform Maintains
2025-02-19 ATB CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2025-02-19 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Outperform Upgrade
2025-01-07 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2024-12-11 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2024-11-13 TD COWEN Buy Buy Maintains
2024-11-13 NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL Outperform Outperform Maintains
2024-11-13 ATB CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2024-11-04 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Buy Buy Maintains
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2025-06-01 NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL Outperform Outperform Maintains
2025-05-08 JEFFERIES Hold Hold Maintains
2025-05-07 TD COWEN Buy Buy Maintains
2025-05-06 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
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