TransAlta (TA) Competitors C$12.31 -0.42 (-3.30%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock TA vs. BIPC, AQN, BEPC, RNW, UNS, ORA, ET, POM, NOU, and NFGShould you be buying TransAlta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TransAlta include Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), TransAlta Renewables (RNW), Uni-Select (UNS), Aura Minerals (ORA), Evertz Technologies (ET), PolyMet Mining (POM), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NOU), and New Found Gold (NFG). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. TransAlta vs. Brookfield Infrastructure Algonquin Power & Utilities Brookfield Renewable TransAlta Renewables Uni-Select Aura Minerals Evertz Technologies PolyMet Mining Nouveau Monde Graphite New Found Gold TransAlta (TSE:TA) and Brookfield Infrastructure (TSE:BIPC) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends. Which has better earnings and valuation, TA or BIPC? TransAlta has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TransAlta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTransAltaC$2.83B1.31C$212.05MC$0.7017.55Brookfield InfrastructureC$2.13B2.12-C$400.51M-C$6.81-7.92 Which has more volatility & risk, TA or BIPC? TransAlta has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TA or BIPC? 70.8% of TransAlta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of TransAlta shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is TA or BIPC more profitable? TransAlta has a net margin of 7.49% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure's net margin of -18.82%. Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity of 196.70% beat TransAlta's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TransAlta7.49% 12.03% 7.07% Brookfield Infrastructure -18.82%196.70%7.43% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TA or BIPC? TransAlta received 347 more outperform votes than Brookfield Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTransAltaOutperform Votes34753.22% Underperform Votes30546.78% Brookfield InfrastructureN/AN/A Does the media prefer TA or BIPC? In the previous week, TransAlta had 1 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for TransAlta and 0 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. TransAlta's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Brookfield Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that TransAlta is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment TransAlta Positive Brookfield Infrastructure Neutral Do analysts rate TA or BIPC? TransAlta currently has a consensus price target of C$18.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.22%. Given TransAlta's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe TransAlta is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TransAlta 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Brookfield Infrastructure 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is TA or BIPC a better dividend stock? TransAlta pays an annual dividend of C$0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. TransAlta pays out 34.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out -32.0% 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. Brookfield Infrastructure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryTransAlta beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get TransAlta News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TA 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 TSE 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 TA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTransAltaUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$3.70BC$3.96BC$16.38BC$5.94BDividend Yield1.61%4.59%5.73%6.32%P/E Ratio17.5543.4120.3729.95Price / Sales1.3110.5422.44752.53Price / Cash4.2511.1718.6883.71Price / Book1.901.522.113.96Net IncomeC$212.05MC$239.70MC$674.16MC$301.32M7 Day Performance-2.07%0.44%2.43%1.35%1 Month Performance5.48%6.37%3.93%8.57%1 Year Performance25.36%-1.85%6.78%14.85% TransAlta Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TATransAlta3.892 of 5 starsC$12.31-3.3%C$18.00+46.2%+29.5%C$3.70BC$2.83B17.551,257BIPCBrookfield InfrastructureN/AC$54.67+1.0%N/A+13.6%C$4.57BC$2.13B-8.031,700Gap UpAQNAlgonquin Power & Utilities0.8886 of 5 starsC$8.02-4.0%C$6.00-25.2%-13.8%C$4.35BC$1.95B-4.023,440BEPCBrookfield RenewableN/AC$40.45+0.4%N/A-1.5%C$4.16BC$866.38M-20.431,890News CoverageRNWTransAlta RenewablesN/AN/AN/AN/AC$3.33BC$496M41.601,680UNSUni-SelectN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.10BC$1.77B24.355,200ORAAura Minerals0.9388 of 5 starsC$25.00-7.0%C$16.00-36.0%+124.3%C$1.30BC$391.49M-24.171,480News CoverageGap DownETEvertz Technologies3.5036 of 5 starsC$11.67+1.5%C$14.33+22.8%-19.4%C$893.86MC$498.53M15.4412,600News CoveragePositive NewsPOMPolyMet MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$556.16MN/A-10.595,184NOUNouveau Monde GraphiteN/AC$3.24+5.5%N/A+14.5%C$493.33MN/A-5.407,120Analyst RevisionGap UpNFGNew Found GoldN/AC$1.67-8.2%N/A-66.6%C$339.78MN/A-5.892,130News CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BIPC Alternatives AQN Alternatives BEPC Alternatives RNW Alternatives UNS Alternatives ORA Alternatives ET Alternatives POM Alternatives NOU Alternatives NFG Alternatives 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 (TSE:TA) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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