Ratings TransAlta Corporation Toronto S.E.

Equities

TA.PR.J

CA89346D6770

Market Closed - Toronto S.E. Other stock markets 03:10:06 2024-07-11 pm EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
23.15 ^CAD	-0.39%		+1.31%	+17.99%

Jun. 24	TransAlta Enters Automatic Share Purchase Plan With Broker	MT
Jun. 24	TransAlta Brief: Company prior announced that it had received OK from TSX to Buy up to 14 Million of its Common Shares during 12-month period terminates May 30, 2025	MT

Summary

The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.

Strengths

The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
The company has a low valuation given the cash flows generated by its activity.
Over the past year, analysts have regularly revised upwards their sales forecast for the company.
Growth remains a strong point in this company. In their sales forecast, analysts sound optimistic with regard to sales prospects.
For the past year, analysts covering the stock have been revising their EPS expectations upwards in a significant manner.
For the last 4 months, the company has been enjoying highly positive EPS revisions, which were frequently and significantly raised.
The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.

Weaknesses

As estimated by analysts, this group is among those businesses with the lowest growth prospects.
The potential for earnings per share (EPS) growth in the coming years appears limited according to current analyst estimates.
One of the major weak points of the company is its financial situation.
The company's valuation in terms of earnings multiples is rather high. Indeed, the firm is getting paid 11.72 times its estimated earnings per share for the ongoing year.
The overall consensus opinion of analysts has deteriorated sharply over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been revised negatively.
The price targets of various analysts who make up the consensus differ significantly. This reflects different assessments and/or a difficulty in valuing the company.

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