Talen Energy Corp (NASDAQ: TLN)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.48 in comparison to its previous close of 215.59, however, the company has experienced a 3.09% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. reuters.com reported 2025-01-08 that U.S. asset management firm Vanguard Group increased its stake in independent power producer Talen Energy Corp to 10.4%, according to a filing on Wednesday.
Is It Worth Investing in Talen Energy Corp (NASDAQ: TLN) Right Now?
Talen Energy Corp (NASDAQ: TLN) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 11.71x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.39. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for TLN is 49.78M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.65% of that float. On January 10, 2025, the average trading volume of TLN was 929.19K shares.
TLN’s Market Performance
TLN’s stock has seen a 3.09% increase for the week, with a 4.84% rise in the past month and a 28.20% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.16%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.93% for Talen Energy Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.71% for TLN’s stock, with a 47.90% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TLN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TLN stocks, with Daiwa Securities repeating the rating for TLN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for TLN in the upcoming period, according to Daiwa Securities is $248 based on the research report published on December 04, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TLN reach a price target of $268. The rating they have provided for TLN stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on October 17th, 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Outperform” to TLN, setting the target price at $233 in the report published on September 26th of the previous year.
TLN Trading at 6.62% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TLN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.16%, as shares surge +8.00% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +17.99% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TLN rose by +3.64%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +144.36% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $207.04. In addition, Talen Energy Corp saw 8.60% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TLN starting from Rubric Capital Management LP, who sale 4,893,507 shares at the price of $204.35 back on Dec 13 ’24. After this action, Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 6,475,107 shares of Talen Energy Corp, valued at $999,999,900 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TLN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Talen Energy Corp stands at 0.64. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 47.08, with 15.98 for asset returns.
Based on Talen Energy Corp (TLN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.52 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.71 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.31. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.10.
Conclusion
To sum up, Talen Energy Corp (TLN) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
