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TransAlta

TOR:TA CA89346D1078
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  • Value
    6
  • Growth
    9
  • Safety
    Safety
    28
  • Combined
    1
  • Sentiment
    15
  • 360° View
    360° View
    1
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Company Description

TransAlta Corporation generates and delivers electrical power. The company operates in hydro, wind, solar, natural gas, and thermal power industries. TransAlta operates in Canada, the United States, and Australia. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3,470 million, a revenue of $619 million, and 1205 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 1 (better than 1% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock TransAlta are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all four indicators below average for TransAlta. The consolidated Value Rank has a low rank of 6 which means that the share price of TransAlta is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 94% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 9, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is lower than for 9% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 28, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 72% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a low rank of 15, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 85% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank 360° View
Weakest Rank Refinancing
Country Canada
Industry Power Producers & Traders
Size Medium
Website transalta.com
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
6 20 26 19
Growth
9 39 17 17
Safety
Safety
28 38 61 51
Sentiment
15 47 94 61
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1 19 52 19
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
69 56 75 84
Opinions Change
19 13 69 64
Pro Holdings
n/a 15 66 7
Market Pulse
16 96 81 60
Sentiment
15 47 94 61
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
6 20 26 19
Growth
9 39 17 17
Safety Safety
28 38 61 51
Combined
1 17 16 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
50 74 91 90
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
3 3 13 3
Price vs. Book (P/B)
3 5 12 3
Dividend Yield
35 11 10 9
Value
6 20 26 19
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
4 4 1 1
Profit Growth
21 6 100 16
Capital Growth
24 89 4 62
Stock Returns
69 95 31 75
Growth
9 39 17 17
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
10 9 12 60
Refinancing
79 17 100 93
Liquidity
20 92 42 3
Safety Safety
28 38 61 51

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This is a highly risky stock investment proposition as all consolidated ranks are below-average. There are no compelling arguments to support this stock based on current information. It is not recommended for any investor profile. However, performance does change, so it could we worth keepin on a watchlist.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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