TransAlta (TAC) Competitors $12.66 +0.32 (+2.55%) Closing price 09/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.68 +0.02 (+0.16%) As of 09/10/2025 05:54 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TAC vs. WTRG, OKLO, DTM, ELPC, BEP, KNTK, CWEN, TXNM, CIG, and ELPShould you be buying TransAlta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TransAlta include Essential Utilities (WTRG), Oklo (OKLO), DT Midstream (DTM), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Kinetik (KNTK), Clearway Energy (CWEN), TXNM Energy (TXNM), Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS (CIG), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) (ELP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. TransAlta vs. Its Competitors Essential Utilities Oklo DT Midstream Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Brookfield Renewable Partners Kinetik Clearway Energy TXNM Energy Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) TransAlta (NYSE:TAC) and Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and profitability. Is TAC or WTRG more profitable? Essential Utilities has a net margin of 27.62% compared to TransAlta's net margin of -6.79%. Essential Utilities' return on equity of 10.10% beat TransAlta's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TransAlta-6.79% -2.06% -0.20% Essential Utilities 27.62%10.10%3.56% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TAC or WTRG? Essential Utilities has higher revenue and earnings than TransAlta. TransAlta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essential Utilities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTransAlta$2.08B1.81$167.12M-$0.42-30.15Essential Utilities$2.09B5.10$595.31M$2.3316.29 Which has more volatility & risk, TAC or WTRG? TransAlta has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend TAC or WTRG? TransAlta currently has a consensus target price of $19.88, suggesting a potential upside of 56.93%. Essential Utilities has a consensus target price of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.23%. Given TransAlta's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe TransAlta is more favorable than Essential Utilities.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TransAlta 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Essential Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TAC or WTRG? 59.0% of TransAlta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of TransAlta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is TAC or WTRG a better dividend stock? TransAlta pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Essential Utilities pays an annual dividend of $1.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. TransAlta pays out -45.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Essential Utilities pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. TransAlta has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Essential Utilities has increased its dividend for 32 consecutive years. Essential Utilities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor TAC or WTRG? In the previous week, Essential Utilities had 7 more articles in the media than TransAlta. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Essential Utilities and 8 mentions for TransAlta. Essential Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat TransAlta's score of 1.44 indicating that Essential Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TransAlta 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Essential Utilities 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryEssential Utilities beats TransAlta on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get TransAlta News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TAC 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 TAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTransAltaUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.66B$24.85B$16.38B$21.34BDividend Yield1.52%3.80%5.36%3.51%P/E Ratio-30.1519.2652.0129.41Price / Sales1.814.2729.6749.78Price / Cash7.118.8419.1024.46Price / Book5.732.282.204.54Net Income$167.12M$1.43B$755.16M$999.91M7 Day Performance4.45%0.23%0.67%0.16%1 Month Performance5.40%-0.85%0.57%5.45%1 Year Performance40.25%11.49%196.99%15.82% TransAlta Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TACTransAlta3.703 of 5 stars$12.67+2.6%$19.88+56.9%+38.9%$3.66B$2.08B-30.151,205Positive NewsShort Interest ↑WTRGEssential Utilities4.9705 of 5 stars$39.55-0.3%$44.50+12.5%-4.5%$11.08B$2.09B16.973,291Positive NewsOKLOOklo1.5857 of 5 stars$73.75-5.3%$66.45-9.9%+1,111.3%$10.87BN/A-175.6078Insider TradeDTMDT Midstream3.5705 of 5 stars$104.26+0.1%$110.67+6.1%+43.0%$10.58B$981M27.95360Positive NewsELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.32-1.0%N/A+23.9%$8.90B$4.20B11.726,320Positive NewsBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners3.7605 of 5 stars$25.36-2.1%$30.11+18.7%+2.3%$7.20B$5.88B-26.695,270Positive NewsKNTKKinetik3.1418 of 5 stars$41.96-1.9%$54.89+30.8%-3.7%$6.77B$1.48B56.70200Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCWENClearway Energy3.8514 of 5 stars$29.81-0.1%$36.40+22.1%+3.0%$6.03B$1.37B45.8560Positive NewsTXNMTXNM Energy1.567 of 5 stars$56.64+0.2%$54.86-3.1%+37.7%$5.97B$1.97B29.191,695Positive NewsCIGComp En De Mn Cemig ADSN/A$2.03-0.7%N/A-1.9%$5.81B$7.38B4.405,028ELPCompanhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)2.401 of 5 stars$9.06-1.0%N/A+19.4%$5.39B$4.20B53.264,396Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Essential Utilities Competitors Oklo Competitors DT Midstream Competitors Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Competitors Brookfield Renewable Partners Competitors Kinetik Competitors Clearway Energy Competitors TXNM Energy Competitors Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS Competitors Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) 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 (NYSE:TAC) was last updated on 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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