Talen Energy (TLN) Competitors

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) and Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is EXC or TLN more profitable?

Talen Energy has a net margin of 50.48% compared to Exelon's net margin of 10.68%. Exelon's return on equity of 9.52% beat Talen Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exelon	10.68%	9.52%	2.38%
Talen Energy	50.48%	8.59%	3.13%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EXC or TLN?

Talen Energy received 149 more outperform votes than Exelon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.22% of users gave Talen Energy an outperform vote while only 43.56% of users gave Exelon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Exelon	Outperform Votes 71 43.56%	Underperform Votes 92 56.44%
Talen Energy	Outperform Votes 220 63.22%	Underperform Votes 128 36.78%

Does the media favor EXC or TLN?

In the previous week, Talen Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Talen Energy and 11 mentions for Exelon. Exelon's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Talen Energy's score of 0.49 indicating that Exelon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Exelon	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Talen Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EXC or TLN?

80.9% of Exelon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Talen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Talen Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EXC or TLN?

Exelon has higher revenue and earnings than Talen Energy. Exelon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Talen Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exelon	$23.70B	1.83	$2.46B	$2.69	15.96
Talen Energy	$2.09B	5.56	$613M	$9.63	26.49

Do analysts recommend EXC or TLN?

Exelon currently has a consensus target price of $47.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.44%. Talen Energy has a consensus target price of $240.18, suggesting a potential downside of 5.85%. Given Exelon's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Exelon is more favorable than Talen Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exelon	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Talen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, EXC or TLN?

Exelon has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talen Energy has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Talen Energy beats Exelon on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.