Talen Energy (TLN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Talen Energy Corporation is an independent power producer that owns and operates electricity-generation facilities in the United States. Its portfolio includes nuclear, natural gas, coal, oil and hydroelectric assets, with the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania among its major facilities.

The company sells electricity and related products, including capacity and ancillary services, primarily through wholesale power markets. Its operations are concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic region served by PJM Interconnection, with additional generation assets in other U.S. markets.

Talen was formed in 2015 from power-generation businesses associated with PPL Corporation and Riverstone Holdings. After a financial restructuring, the company returned to public trading in 2023.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $323.64 to $341.43
• 50-Day Range: $282.15 to $382.14
• 52-Week Range: $279.77 to $449.84
• Volume: 1.27 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.73 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $458.69
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Talen Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Talen Energy scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Talen Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Talen Energy has a consensus price target of $458.69, representing about 35.4% upside from its current price of $338.64.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Talen Energy has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 98.23%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Talen Energy are expected to grow by 98.23% in the coming year, from $15.26 to $30.25 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Talen Energy is -61.13, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Talen Energy is -61.13, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Talen Energy has a P/B Ratio of 9.19. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.86% of the float of Talen Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Talen Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.08, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Talen Energy has recently increased by 68.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Talen Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Talen Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.71

News Sentiment

Talen Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Talen Energy this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for TLN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Talen Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 160% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Talen Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.78% of the stock of Talen Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.38% of the stock of Talen Energy is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/03/2026
• Today: 11/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers
• Sub-Industry: Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:TLN
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:TLN
• CIK: 1622536
• Web: www.talenenergy.com
• Phone: +1-610-7445151
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,880
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Talen Energy: $458.69
• High Price Target: $560.00
• Low Price Target: $387.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($5.54)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.19
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$219 million
• Net Margins: -6.43%
• Pretax Margin: -5.90%
• Return on Equity: 53.70%
• Return on Assets: 5.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.95
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.71
• Cash Flow: $14.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.99
• Book Value: $36.85 per share
• Price / Book: 9.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,510,000
• Free Float: 43,166,000
• Market Cap: $14.73 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.77