FY2026 EPS Estimates for Talen Energy Boosted by Analyst

Talen Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:TLN) – Research analysts at Scotiabank boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Talen Energy in a report released on Thursday, February 19th. Scotiabank analyst A. Weisel now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $23.06 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $23.03. The consensus estimate for Talen Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.94 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Talen Energy’s FY2027 earnings at $27.68 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Talen Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $474.00 price objective on shares of Talen Energy in a research report on Friday. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Talen Energy from $457.00 to $425.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Talen Energy from $445.00 to $506.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Talen Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $410.92.

Talen Energy Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ TLN opened at $382.25 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 82.74, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.98. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $369.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $383.40. Talen Energy has a one year low of $158.08 and a one year high of $451.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.29 and a quick ratio of 1.72.

Institutional Trading of Talen Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in TLN. Attestor Capital Ltd bought a new position in shares of Talen Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $53,916,000. McLaughlin Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Talen Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $900,000. Compound Planning Inc. raised its stake in shares of Talen Energy by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 841 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $315,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Talen Energy by 35.6% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,441,381 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $540,287,000 after purchasing an additional 378,357 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Talen Energy by 23.3% in the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 1,084 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $406,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.38% of the company’s stock.

Talen Energy Company Profile

Talen Energy Inc is an independent power producer that develops and operates a diversified portfolio of thermal and renewable generation facilities across the United States. The company supplies wholesale electricity and related services to utilities, large industrial customers, and power marketers, participating actively in regional markets such as PJM Interconnection and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Talen’s asset base comprises a mix of natural gas-fired, coal-fired and nuclear generation, supplemented by battery storage and other flexible resources designed to support the evolving needs of the grid.

Established in December 2015 through the combination of the competitive generation businesses previously held by two major utility groups, Talen Energy was structured as a standalone, publicly traded entity on the NASDAQ stock exchange (TLN).