TAC Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

MGE Energy, Inc. has a net margin of -8.78% compared to TransAlta Corp.'s net margin of 25.33%. TransAlta Corp.'s return on equity of -9.24% beat MGE Energy, Inc.'s return on equity of 10.77%.

TransAlta Corp. has a consensus price target of --, signalling upside risk potential of 17.63%. On the other hand MGE Energy, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $80.50 which suggests that it could grow by 2%. Given that TransAlta Corp. has higher upside potential than MGE Energy, Inc., analysts believe TransAlta Corp. is more attractive than MGE Energy, Inc..

TransAlta Corp. has a beta of 0.748, which suggesting that the stock is 25.219% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison MGE Energy, Inc. has a beta of 0.825, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 17.485%.

TransAlta Corp. has a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.3%. MGE Energy, Inc. offers a yield of 2.34% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share. TransAlta Corp. pays 40.91% of its earnings as a dividend. MGE Energy, Inc. pays out 52.75% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

TransAlta Corp. quarterly revenues are $446.5M, which are larger than MGE Energy, Inc. quarterly revenues of $175.7M. TransAlta Corp.'s net income of -$39.2M is lower than MGE Energy, Inc.'s net income of $44.5M. Notably, TransAlta Corp.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 19.92x while MGE Energy, Inc.'s PE ratio is 21.41x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for TransAlta Corp. is 2.35x versus 3.97x for MGE Energy, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

NiSource, Inc. has a net margin of -8.78% compared to TransAlta Corp.'s net margin of 8.38%. TransAlta Corp.'s return on equity of -9.24% beat NiSource, Inc.'s return on equity of 9.01%.

TransAlta Corp. has a consensus price target of --, signalling upside risk potential of 17.63%. On the other hand NiSource, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $46.45 which suggests that it could grow by 10.9%. Given that TransAlta Corp. has higher upside potential than NiSource, Inc., analysts believe TransAlta Corp. is more attractive than NiSource, Inc..

TransAlta Corp. has a beta of 0.748, which suggesting that the stock is 25.219% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison NiSource, Inc. has a beta of 0.628, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 37.178%.

TransAlta Corp. has a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.3%. NiSource, Inc. offers a yield of 2.67% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share. TransAlta Corp. pays 40.91% of its earnings as a dividend. NiSource, Inc. pays out 65.49% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

TransAlta Corp. quarterly revenues are $446.5M, which are smaller than NiSource, Inc. quarterly revenues of $1.3B. TransAlta Corp.'s net income of -$39.2M is lower than NiSource, Inc.'s net income of $106.7M. Notably, TransAlta Corp.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 19.92x while NiSource, Inc.'s PE ratio is 22.13x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for TransAlta Corp. is 2.35x versus 3.13x for NiSource, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

NRG Energy, Inc. has a net margin of -8.78% compared to TransAlta Corp.'s net margin of 2.01%. TransAlta Corp.'s return on equity of -9.24% beat NRG Energy, Inc.'s return on equity of 59.88%.

TransAlta Corp. has a consensus price target of --, signalling upside risk potential of 17.63%. On the other hand NRG Energy, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $208.14 which suggests that it could grow by 22.9%. Given that NRG Energy, Inc. has higher upside potential than TransAlta Corp., analysts believe NRG Energy, Inc. is more attractive than TransAlta Corp..

TransAlta Corp. has a beta of 0.748, which suggesting that the stock is 25.219% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison NRG Energy, Inc. has a beta of 1.262, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 26.158%.

TransAlta Corp. has a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.3%. NRG Energy, Inc. offers a yield of 1.04% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share. TransAlta Corp. pays 40.91% of its earnings as a dividend. NRG Energy, Inc. pays out 32.66% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

TransAlta Corp. quarterly revenues are $446.5M, which are smaller than NRG Energy, Inc. quarterly revenues of $7.6B. TransAlta Corp.'s net income of -$39.2M is lower than NRG Energy, Inc.'s net income of $152M. Notably, TransAlta Corp.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 19.92x while NRG Energy, Inc.'s PE ratio is 24.75x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for TransAlta Corp. is 2.35x versus 1.13x for NRG Energy, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Xcel Energy, Inc. has a net margin of -8.78% compared to TransAlta Corp.'s net margin of 13.39%. TransAlta Corp.'s return on equity of -9.24% beat Xcel Energy, Inc.'s return on equity of 9.5%.

TransAlta Corp. has a consensus price target of --, signalling upside risk potential of 17.63%. On the other hand Xcel Energy, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $88.35 which suggests that it could grow by 12.71%. Given that TransAlta Corp. has higher upside potential than Xcel Energy, Inc., analysts believe TransAlta Corp. is more attractive than Xcel Energy, Inc..

TransAlta Corp. has a beta of 0.748, which suggesting that the stock is 25.219% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Xcel Energy, Inc. has a beta of 0.448, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 55.176%.

TransAlta Corp. has a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.3%. Xcel Energy, Inc. offers a yield of 2.88% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.57 per share. TransAlta Corp. pays 40.91% of its earnings as a dividend. Xcel Energy, Inc. pays out 63.69% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

TransAlta Corp. quarterly revenues are $446.5M, which are smaller than Xcel Energy, Inc. quarterly revenues of $3.9B. TransAlta Corp.'s net income of -$39.2M is lower than Xcel Energy, Inc.'s net income of $524M. Notably, TransAlta Corp.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 19.92x while Xcel Energy, Inc.'s PE ratio is 23.91x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for TransAlta Corp. is 2.35x versus 3.21x for Xcel Energy, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.