Transalta Corp. (TAC) stock expected to rise by 63.27%: What’s driving the optimism?

A share price of Transalta Corp. [TAC] is currently trading at $9.80, up 5.38%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The TAC shares have gain 7.46% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.43%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Transalta Corp. [NYSE: TAC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 12, 2023, when Credit Suisse upgraded its rating to a Outperform. Previously, Credit Suisse downgraded its rating to Neutral on February 01, 2023. On March 22, 2022, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform. CIBC upgraded its rating to a Sector Outperform. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on February 10, 2020. In a note dated January 16, 2020, Credit Suisse upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock.

Transalta Corp. experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $5.94 and $9.55. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $16 within the next 12 months. Transalta Corp. [NYSE: TAC] shares were valued at $9.80 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 63.27% based on the average TAC price forecast.

Analyzing the TAC fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Transalta Corp. [NYSE:TAC] were 2.34B which represents -8.60% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.52% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.31%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.19%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.35 and Total Capital is 0.15. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.34.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 9.40 points at the first support level, and at 9.00 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 10.05, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 10.31.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Transalta Corp. [NYSE:TAC] is 0.84. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.75, and the Cash Ratio is 0.22. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.25, the price to book ratio is 4.71 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 6.43.

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