Transcontinental (TCL.A) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Transcontinental, or TC Transcontinental, is a Canadian printer and flexible packaging provider that operates in three segments: packaging, printing, and other. Its packaging segment features the production of different plastic products geared toward consumer goods. Production plants specialize in extrusion, lamination, printing, and converting. The company offers premedia, printing, and distribution services through the printing segment. Publishers, retailers, cataloguers, and marketers are some of the customers who tap TC Transcontinental for these printing solutions. The smaller other segment focuses on the media sector, which generates revenue from print and digital publishing products.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$20.86 to C$21.13
• 50-Day Range: C$16.42 to C$21.12
• 52-Week Range: C$13.21 to C$21.13
• Volume: 137,703 shs
• Average Volume: 291,370 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.88
• Dividend Yield: 4.26%
• Price Target: C$22.21
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Transcontinental Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Transcontinental scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Transcontinental has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Transcontinental has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Transcontinental is 15.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.46.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Transcontinental is 15.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 77.63.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Transcontinental has a PEG Ratio of 6.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Transcontinental has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for TCL.A.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Transcontinental is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.10%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Transcontinental does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Transcontinental is 67.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for TCL.A.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

Transcontinental has a news sentiment score of 0.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Transcontinental this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Transcontinental insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.25% of the stock of Transcontinental is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 38.34% of the stock of Transcontinental is held by institutions.

TCL.A Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TCL.A shares performed this year?

Transcontinental's stock was trading at C$18.57 at the beginning of the year. Since then, TCL.A shares have increased by 13.7% and is now trading at C$21.12.
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How were Transcontinental's earnings last quarter?

Transcontinental Inc. (TSE:TCL.A) announced its earnings results on Friday, June, 6th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.03. Transcontinental had a net margin of 4.05% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.16%.

How do I buy shares of Transcontinental?

Shares of TCL.A stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/06/2014
• Today: 5/28/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Publishing
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:TCL.A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: tctranscontinental.com
• Phone: +1-514-9544000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$22.21
• High Stock Price Target: C$23.50
• Low Stock Price Target: C$20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$1.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.66
• P/E Growth: 6.05
• Net Income: C$115.10 million
• Net Margins: 4.05%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.16%
• Return on Assets: 4.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 54.12
• Current Ratio: 1.49
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$2.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.53
• Cash Flow: C$0.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 53.34
• Book Value: C$22.08 per share
• Price / Book: 0.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 71,330,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.51 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.98