Closing Bell: Transalta Corp up on Tuesday (TA)

Today in trading, Transalta Corp opened at $9.52 and closed at $9.57. Intraday prices ranged from $9.35 to $9.68.

Share prices raised 0.53% from the previous day's close of $9.52.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.26% at 22813.75, the S&P 500 closed 1.08% at 5564.41, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.32% at 40415.44 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 1.58% at 18007.57.

Transalta Corp traded under TA on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

A total of 1,054,254 shares was traded during the session, with total trades of 4,282, with an average volume of 1,094,190 over 5 days.

Trading across the entire TSX saw 3,093 price advancers against 2,137 declines and 96 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, TA.TO has traded as high as $13.97 (August 11,2023) and low as $8.22 (April 16,2024). Moreover, in the last 52 weeks, Transalta Corp's shares have shrunken -28.79 percent, while in 2024, they have decreased -13.16%.

It announced a 0.06 dividend on April 25/24, with an May 31/24 ex-date and July 01/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, Transalta Corp has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion on a float of 303,257 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $1.95.

Transalta Corp is a TSX Utilities Independent Power company headquartered in Calgary, CAN.

Based on 7.00 analysts, Transalta Corp gets an average recommendation of "Strong Buy" according to Zacks. Currently, there are 7 buy ratings for the stock.

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