Closing Bell: Transalta Corp up on Wednesday (TA)

Today in trading, Transalta Corp stock opened at $10.24 and closed at $10.40. It traded at a low of $10.12 to a high of $10.47.

The price advanced 2.06% from the previous day's close of $10.19.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed 1.25% at 23110.81, the S&P 500 closed -0.50% at 5436.44, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.50% at 40743.33 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -1.28% at 17147.42.

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

A total of 1,342,520 shares was traded during the session, with total trades of 4,949, while having an average volume of 1,011,290 over the last 5-days.

The TSX overall saw 3,418 price advancers against 1,773 declines and 138 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 12 months, Transalta Corp's shares have shrunken -21.45 percent, while this year, they have eased -5.63%.

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 $3.09 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.

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

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