TransAlta (TAC) Competitors $8.95 +0.08 (+0.90%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.95 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/22/2025 04:43 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. DTM, ELPC, KNTK, BEP, ENLC, CWEN, ENIC, TXNM, BIPC, and ELPShould you be buying TransAlta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TransAlta include DT Midstream (DTM), Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC), Kinetik (KNTK), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), Clearway Energy (CWEN), Enel Chile (ENIC), TXNM Energy (TXNM), Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. TransAlta vs. DT Midstream Companhia Paranaense de Energia Kinetik Brookfield Renewable Partners EnLink Midstream Clearway Energy Enel Chile TXNM Energy Brookfield Infrastructure Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL TransAlta (NYSE:TAC) and DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, TAC or DTM? TransAlta has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DT Midstream has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend TAC or DTM? TransAlta currently has a consensus target price of $19.75, indicating a potential upside of 120.67%. DT Midstream has a consensus target price of $108.36, indicating a potential upside of 6.03%. Given TransAlta's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe TransAlta is more favorable than DT Midstream.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TransAlta 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60DT Midstream 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36 Is TAC or DTM a better dividend stock? TransAlta pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. DT Midstream pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. TransAlta pays out -900.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DT Midstream pays out 89.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TransAlta has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and DT Midstream has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals believe in TAC or DTM? 59.0% of TransAlta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of DT Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of TransAlta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DT Midstream shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor TAC or DTM? In the previous week, DT Midstream had 16 more articles in the media than TransAlta. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for DT Midstream and 6 mentions for TransAlta. TransAlta's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat DT Midstream's score of 1.11 indicating that TransAlta is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TransAlta 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive DT Midstream 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, TAC or DTM? TransAlta has higher revenue and earnings than DT Midstream. TransAlta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DT Midstream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTransAlta$2.66B1.00$514.86M-$0.02-447.50DT Midstream$1.04B9.94$384M$3.6727.85 Is TAC or DTM more profitable? DT Midstream has a net margin of 41.19% compared to TransAlta's net margin of 6.38%. TransAlta's return on equity of 18.47% beat DT Midstream's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TransAlta6.38% 18.47% 2.09% DT Midstream 41.19%9.31%4.53% Does the MarketBeat Community favor TAC or DTM? TransAlta received 251 more outperform votes than DT Midstream when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.16% of users gave TransAlta an outperform vote while only 42.57% of users gave DT Midstream an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTransAltaOutperform Votes29455.16% Underperform Votes23944.84% DT MidstreamOutperform Votes4342.57% Underperform Votes5857.43% SummaryTransAlta beats DT Midstream on 11 of the 21 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 ExcelMetricTransAltaElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.65B$14.53B$16.11B$19.30BDividend Yield1.85%4.99%5.71%3.83%P/E Ratio21.8319.4420.2734.53Price / Sales1.0016.0021.4834.84Price / Cash3.9010.0718.7117.51Price / Book5.172.372.114.69Net Income$514.86M$690.28M$661.92M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.65%-1.23%0.81%-2.43%1 Month Performance4.26%10.61%2.64%6.27%1 Year Performance29.06%42.75%8.86%5.78% TransAlta Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TACTransAlta3.3374 of 5 stars$8.95+0.9%$19.75+120.7%+26.4%$2.65B$2.66B21.831,220Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.9356 of 5 stars$100.26-1.0%$108.27+8.0%+55.2%$10.19B$1.04B24.39360Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaN/A$7.79-3.0%N/A+21.0%$8.33B$22.65B11.136,320Positive NewsGap DownKNTKKinetik4.4289 of 5 stars$43.35+3.9%$57.89+33.6%+9.9%$6.84B$1.58B15.99200Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners3.7365 of 5 stars$23.44+0.9%$29.67+26.6%-19.5%$6.66B$5.96B-26.343,200Positive NewsGap DownENLCEnLink MidstreamN/A$14.56+2.9%$15.33+5.3%+10.3%$6.65B$6.65B69.331,130High Trading VolumeCWENClearway Energy2.1222 of 5 stars$28.51-1.3%$34.71+21.8%+8.3%$5.76B$1.41B27.4160ENICEnel Chile1.9238 of 5 stars$3.95-0.3%$3.90-1.3%+27.3%$5.46B$3.90B6.482,160Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTXNMTXNM Energy1.3973 of 5 stars$53.10+0.4%$53.57+0.9%N/A$4.92B$1.97B27.651,635Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeBIPCBrookfield InfrastructureN/A$39.11+0.7%N/A+9.2%$4.65B$3.69B27.161,700News CoveragePositive NewsELPCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL1.0178 of 5 stars$8.38-3.1%N/A+18.1%$4.58B$22.65B49.276,320 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DT Midstream Competitors Companhia Paranaense de Energia Competitors Kinetik Competitors Brookfield Renewable Partners Competitors EnLink Midstream Competitors Clearway Energy Competitors Enel Chile Competitors TXNM Energy Competitors Brookfield Infrastructure 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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