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Transalta Corp (TA.TO)
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Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 amThis summary was created by AI, based on 13 opinions in the last 12 months.
Transalta Corp (TA-T) has garnered mixed reviews from various experts following its recent financing to support U.S. acquisitions. While some view this strategy as a positive step towards growth in the U.S. market, concerns remain about its relatively low dividend yield of around 1.6% and the challenges faced by utilities under current interest rate conditions. Analysts are cautiously optimistic about the potential surge in power demand from data centers, but opinions vary on whether this is the right opportunity for long-term investment. The stock's performance has been hampered by a general market sentiment that favors growth stocks over defensive names, making it less appealing in the current environment. Experts advise watching the situation closely before making investment decisions, indicating a wait-and-see approach may be prudent.
With this deal, trying to replicate what a lot of other utilities in Canada have done ( go to the US and make an acquisition). Arguably, more growth in US economy, and with it comes power demand. Very well run.
Concerned that stock trading below issue price of bought deal offering. Utilities have been waffling, as they're interest-rate sensitive. Possibly, enough excitement at this time of AI power demand to reverse stock price. No rush to buy, even for a long-term investor. Watch to see how things settle out with the deal before entering a position.
The whole idea that we're going to see massive demand for energy from data centres ignores the fact that innovation is going to reduce consumption. It's a bit of a mistake to play the AI trade through utilities.
Likes that it bought assets on sale. Hopefully they're good assets, and they might turn out to be very good once gas prices normalize. Time will tell. Sees the move as positive, not negative. Good operator.
Yield is 1.5%, quite low, so it means the dividend is relatively secure. Demand for more power, especially in Alberta, means it has a number of projects on the go and footprint will expand.
Not a bad quasi-utility to have a stake in, but current price may not be best entry point.
Benefits from data centre growth, nation-building themes, natural gas tailwinds from getting offshore. Issues with last quarter, but not material. Trades at a reasonable level of ~17x PE for very sharp EPS growth of 50-60% over next couple of years.
Lots of data centre upside. Yield is 1.65%
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Premium contentBig electricity-generating utility. Mostly in Alberta, with a presence in US and very small presence in Australia. He's not interested.
Endeavouring to grow its low yield of ~1.1%. Cut dividend by 78% in 2015, ratcheting upward since. Not profitable on bottom line, which is anomalous for a utility. Fairly highly levered (though that's not unusual). Not investment-grade credit rating.
Power generation, which explains the couple of rips this year on enthusiasm of Alberta data centres. The power demand is real, even if he can't predict which AI companies will be the winners. Alberta has surplus energy and lower regulatory hurdles.
He's not in the binary game of will it happen or won't it. See his Top Picks for a more diversified business.
Premium contentPremium contentPremium contentPremium contentPremium contentLong a favourite of Stockchase Michael O'Reilly, this Alberta renewable energy company sank over 2% during April's tariff-induced slide. The sell-off helped to halve TA's PE of 40x from last September, and is now trading far lower than the industry's 33x. Even better, is the confident forward PE of 33.57x. Other qualities: a low beta of 0.55 and low payout ratio of 40% to support the 2.12% dividend yield. True, that yield lags its peers by 150 basis points or more, but TransAlta's ROE is 25.3%, towering over the sector's 8.97%. Anchored by strong free cash flows, the company is aggressively buying back shares as institutional shareholders own 67% of this stock. Lower interest rates are a tailwind for the entire sector
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Transalta Corp (TA.TO) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Transalta Corp stock symbol?
Transalta Corp is a Canadian stock, trading under the symbol TA.TO (previously TA-T on Stockchase) on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TA-CT). It is usually referred to as TSX:TA or TA.TO
Is Transalta Corp a buy or a sell?
In the last year, 12 stock analysts issued a Buy, Sell, or Hold rating on TA.TO (previously TA-T on Stockchase). 9 analysts recommended to BUY and 2 analysts recommended to SELL the stock. The latest stock analyst rating is TOP PICK. Read the latest stock experts' ratings for Transalta Corp.
Is Transalta Corp a good investment or a top pick?
Transalta Corp was recommended as a Top Pick by The Monthly Gems by Allan Tong on 2025-05-05. Read the latest stock experts ratings for Transalta Corp.
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Is Transalta Corp worth watching?
Transalta Corp is followed by 239 investors on Stockchase and is a trending stock that is worth watching.
What is Transalta Corp stock price?
On 2026-06-23, Transalta Corp (TA.TO) stock closed at a price of $19.32.
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He started buying the other day. Sold off on financing done to make Colorado acquisitions. One drawback compared to other utilities is its menial dividend yield of ~1.6%.