Talen Energy (TLN) Competitors

Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) and TC Energy (NYSE:TRP) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, TLN or TRP?

Talen Energy has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TLN or TRP?

0.4% of Talen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of TC Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TLN or TRP?

TC Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Talen Energy. TC Energy 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
Talen Energy	$2.12B	6.02	$998M	$9.63	29.07
TC Energy	$10.05B	4.95	$3.43B	$3.03	15.81

Does the media favor TLN or TRP?

In the previous week, Talen Energy had 15 more articles in the media than TC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Talen Energy and 16 mentions for TC Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Talen Energy's score of 1.04 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Talen Energy	18 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend TLN or TRP?

Talen Energy currently has a consensus price target of $255.25, indicating a potential downside of 8.84%. TC Energy has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.46%. Given TC Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Talen Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is TLN or TRP more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 29.17% compared to Talen Energy's net margin of 28.51%. Talen Energy's return on equity of 11.47% beat TC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talen Energy	28.51%	11.47%	3.36%
TC Energy	29.17%	11.41%	3.36%

Summary

Talen Energy beats TC Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.