Talen Energy (TLN) Competitors $377.76 +2.61 (+0.70%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$379.52 +1.76 (+0.47%) As of 07:07 PM 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 FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock TLN vs. VST, AEP, ET, TRP, EXC, XEL, VG, CQP, FTS, and EBRShould you be buying Talen Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Talen Energy include Vistra (VST), American Electric Power (AEP), Energy Transfer (ET), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Venture Global (VG), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Fortis (FTS), and Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (EBR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Talen Energy vs. Its Competitors Vistra American Electric Power Energy Transfer TC Energy Exelon Xcel Energy Venture Global Cheniere Energy Partners Fortis Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Vistra (NYSE:VST) and Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability. Is VST or TLN 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 Vistra12.90% 108.41% 7.71% Talen Energy 8.75%17.81%4.52% Do analysts rate VST or TLN? Vistra currently has a consensus price target of $201.43, indicating a potential upside of 7.10%. Talen Energy has a consensus price target of $316.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.35%. Given Vistra's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vistra is more favorable than Talen Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vistra 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94Talen Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to VST or TLN? In the previous week, Vistra had 20 more articles in the media than Talen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Vistra and 20 mentions for Talen Energy. Talen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Vistra's score of 1.45 indicating that Talen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vistra 33 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Talen Energy 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in VST or TLN? 90.9% of Vistra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Talen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Vistra 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 more volatility and risk, VST or TLN? Vistra has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talen Energy has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VST or TLN? 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 RatioVistra$18.51B3.44$2.66B$6.2729.99Talen Energy$2.12B8.16$998M$3.53107.01 SummaryVistra beats Talen Energy on 11 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. 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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$17.26B$9.47B$7.63B$9.83BDividend YieldN/A4.45%10.82%4.49%P/E Ratio107.0162.0366.8426.63Price / Sales8.1648.71552.12110.53Price / Cash21.8422.2435.4128.92Price / Book13.853.704.066.56Net Income$998M$277.28M$4.27B$266.04M7 Day Performance-0.98%-1.42%2.51%-0.58%1 Month Performance-0.07%4.04%6.25%6.24%1 Year Performance202.18%62.84%15.49%22.21% Talen Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TLNTalen Energy1.4151 of 5 stars$377.76+0.7%$316.00-16.3%+200.1%$17.26B$2.12B107.011,894News CoveragePositive NewsVSTVistra3.5499 of 5 stars$189.90-0.3%$199.93+5.3%+117.7%$64.34B$18.51B30.296,850Positive NewsAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3449 of 5 stars$113.00-0.9%$111.29-1.5%+9.8%$60.43B$19.72B16.5216,330Positive NewsETEnergy Transfer4.6398 of 5 stars$17.51flat$22.75+29.9%+9.9%$60.11B$82.67B13.5716,248Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTRPTC Energy3.8041 of 5 stars$50.78-0.9%$62.00+22.1%+11.5%$52.80B$10.05B17.336,668Positive NewsEXCExelon4.0723 of 5 stars$44.60-0.8%$47.20+5.8%+13.9%$45.05B$23.03B16.9620,014Positive NewsXELXcel Energy3.5041 of 5 stars$73.03-1.7%$76.00+4.1%+17.8%$43.19B$13.44B20.2311,380Positive NewsVGVenture Global4.5179 of 5 stars$13.37+4.0%$17.00+27.2%N/A$32.46B$4.97B0.001,500Gap UpCQPCheniere Energy Partners1.3227 of 5 stars$53.95-0.6%$54.60+1.2%N/A$26.11B$9.96B13.091,714News CoverageAnalyst RevisionFTSFortis4.7987 of 5 stars$50.23-0.9%$72.00+43.4%+12.6%$25.29B$11.87B20.679,848EBRCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras2.3198 of 5 stars$8.01+2.0%N/A+10.4%$18.02B$7.45B15.397,710Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vistra Competitors American Electric Power Competitors Energy Transfer Competitors TC Energy Competitors Exelon Competitors Xcel Energy Competitors Venture Global Competitors Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors Fortis Competitors Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras 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 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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