Talen Energy (TLN) Competitors $416.94 -6.19 (-1.46%) Closing price 09/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$406.38 -10.56 (-2.53%) As of 08:59 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TLN vs. VST, NGG, EPD, ET, AEP, TRP, EXC, XEL, VG, and CQPShould you be buying Talen Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Talen Energy include Vistra (VST), National Grid Transco (NGG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Venture Global (VG), and Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Talen Energy vs. Its Competitors Vistra National Grid Transco Enterprise Products Partners Energy Transfer American Electric Power TC Energy Exelon Xcel Energy Venture Global Cheniere Energy Partners Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) and Vistra (NYSE:VST) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TLN or VST? Vistra has higher revenue and earnings than Talen Energy. Vistra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Talen Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTalen Energy$2.12B9.01$998M$3.53118.11Vistra$18.51B3.70$2.66B$6.2732.24 Is TLN or VST more profitable? Vistra has a net margin of 12.90% compared to Talen Energy's net margin of 8.75%. Vistra's return on equity of 108.41% beat Talen Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Talen Energy8.75% 17.81% 4.52% Vistra 12.90%108.41%7.71% Do analysts recommend TLN or VST? Talen Energy presently has a consensus price target of $358.53, indicating a potential downside of 14.01%. Vistra has a consensus price target of $217.13, indicating a potential upside of 7.41%. Given Vistra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vistra is more favorable than Talen Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Talen Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Vistra 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.06 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TLN or VST? 0.4% of Talen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Vistra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Talen Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Vistra shares are owned 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 more risk and volatility, TLN or VST? Talen Energy has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vistra has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to TLN or VST? In the previous week, Vistra had 58 more articles in the media than Talen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Vistra and 16 mentions for Talen Energy. Vistra's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Talen Energy's score of 0.91 indicating that Vistra is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Talen Energy 7 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vistra 41 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryVistra beats Talen Energy on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Talen Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TLN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TLN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTalen EnergyOther Alt Energy IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$19.33B$10.39B$8.08B$10.41BDividend YieldN/A4.07%10.74%4.62%P/E Ratio118.1172.1040.1026.42Price / Sales9.01968.571,325.09168.33Price / Cash24.3926.2036.5461.52Price / Book15.295.984.156.39Net Income$998M$276.88M$4.28B$271.13M7 Day Performance0.41%4.84%2.00%0.93%1 Month Performance17.27%13.23%5.12%7.52%1 Year PerformanceN/A68.61%17.44%30.06% Talen Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TLNTalen Energy1.203 of 5 stars$416.94-1.5%$358.53-14.0%+233.5%$19.33B$2.12B118.111,894Analyst ForecastVSTVistra3.8693 of 5 stars$211.08+0.4%$210.71-0.2%+79.8%$71.52B$18.51B33.676,850Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNGGNational Grid Transco2.9052 of 5 stars$70.10+0.2%$80.40+14.7%+1.5%$69.56B$23.61B13.4831,645EPDEnterprise Products Partners4.3317 of 5 stars$31.65-0.5%$35.75+13.0%+7.5%$68.53B$54.76B11.777,800ETEnergy Transfer4.632 of 5 stars$17.32-0.7%$22.50+29.9%+7.3%$59.45B$82.67B13.4316,248Positive NewsAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3347 of 5 stars$107.06+0.6%$111.50+4.1%+7.4%$57.26B$20.67B15.6516,330Positive NewsTRPTC Energy3.9483 of 5 stars$52.57-0.2%$62.00+17.9%+13.8%$54.67B$14.30B17.946,668Positive NewsEXCExelon4.1823 of 5 stars$43.42+0.7%$47.33+9.0%+10.6%$43.85B$23.77B16.5120,014Positive NewsXELXcel Energy3.6001 of 5 stars$72.11-0.1%$76.80+6.5%+21.4%$42.65B$13.44B19.9811,380Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeVGVenture Global3.85 of 5 stars$13.24-4.3%$17.00+28.4%N/A$32.15B$8.45B0.001,500High Trading VolumeCQPCheniere Energy Partners1.9812 of 5 stars$52.46-2.4%$54.60+4.1%N/A$25.39B$9.96B12.731,714Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vistra Competitors National Grid Transco Competitors Enterprise Products Partners Competitors Energy Transfer Competitors American Electric Power Competitors TC Energy Competitors Exelon Competitors Xcel Energy Competitors Venture Global Competitors Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:TLN) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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