Talen Energy Corporation (TLN)Utilities | Utilities - Independent Power Producers | Houston, United States | NasdaqGS
296.11 USD
-8.47
(-2.783%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 298.70 +2.60 (0.876%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:52 a.m. EDT
Talen Energy presents a high-risk turnaround play with explosive revenue growth but a fragile balance sheet. The long-term rating reflects strong multi-year price performance and revenue expansion, yet the heavy debt load and negative trailing earnings prevent a top-tier conviction. Technically, the stock is trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, suggesting short-term weakness despite recent bullish headlines and analyst upgrades. There is no income component to the trade, as the company has not distributed dividends in the past five years. Options activity reveals a split sentiment, with speculative buyers targeting distant upside while protective sellers hedge against downside risks, indicating a volatile path ahead. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.170896 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.170899 |
| MSTL | 0.185735 |
| AutoTheta | 0.192495 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 6.85 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.339 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.93 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 584.137 |
| Revenue per Share | 81.821 |
| Market Cap | 14,187,652,096 |
| Forward P/E | 9.62 |
| Beta | 1.67 |
| Profit Margins | -4.95% |
| Website | https://www.talenenergy.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a wide range of outcomes with heavy call open interest at 325, 420, and 460 strikes, alongside a speculative volume spike at the 560 level. Defensive put buying is concentrated at the 220 and 300 strikes, creating a floor. Implied volatility is elevated at both deep out-of-the-money and at-the-money levels, indicating uncertainty about whether the stock will continue its recovery or face a correction.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.18811142 |
| Address1 | 2,929 Allen Parkway |
| Address2 | 22nd Floor Suite 2200 |
| All Time High | 451.28 |
| All Time Low | 44.5 |
| Ask | 309.0 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 932,240 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 851,832 |
| Average Volume | 851,832 |
| Average Volume10Days | 932,240 |
| Beta | 1.673 |
| Bid | 304.05 |
| Bid Size | 4 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 33.737 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 296.105 |
| Current Ratio | 0.781 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 307.82 |
| Day Low | 294.77 |
| Debt To Equity | 584.137 |
| Display Name | Talen Energy |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | 582,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.15557 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 40.468 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 6.296 |
| Enterprise Value | 23,552,651,264 |
| Eps Current Year | 22.31129 |
| Eps Forward | 30.76806 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -3.94 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 361.7541 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -65.64908 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.18147433 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -18.811142 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 451.28 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -155.17499 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.34385523 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 294.77 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.335022 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0045290296 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 294.77 - 451.28 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,685,712,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 38,113,397 |
| Forward Eps | 30.76806 |
| Forward P E | 9.623779 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,261,750,016 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,880 |
| Fullday Change | -8.47498 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.78251 |
| Fullday Price | 298.7 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.42101002 |
| Gross Profits | 1,575,000,064 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01365 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.02205 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 47,914,259 |
| Industry | Utilities - Independent Power Producers |
| Industry Disp | Utilities - Independent Power Producers |
| Industry Key | utilities-independent-power-producers |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,024-07-10 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Talen Energy Corporation, an independent power producer and infrastructure company, produces and sells electricity, capacity, and ancillary services into wholesale power markets in the United States. The company's plants generate power using a variety of fuels, such as nuclear, fossil, oil, natural gas, and coal power plants. It owns and operates approximately 13.1 GW of power infrastructure. Talen Energy Corporation was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. |
| Long Name | Talen Energy Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 14,187,652,096 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_276190901 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -185,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 14,593,725,006 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 17 |
| Open | 304.58 |
| Operating Cashflow | 796,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.04797 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 888-211-6011 |
| Post Market Change | 2.5950012 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.8763787 |
| Post Market Price | 298.7 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,228 |
| Previous Close | 304.58 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 13.271532 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 8.776863 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.792476 |
| Profit Margins | -0.049450003 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.4 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.58824 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -8.47498 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.78251 |
| Regular Market Day High | 307.82 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 294.77 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 294.77 - 307.82 |
| Regular Market Open | 304.58 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 304.58 |
| Regular Market Price | 296.105 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 684,213 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00915 |
| Return On Equity | -0.12825 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.112 |
| Revenue Per Share | 81.821 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 47,914,259 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.045100003 |
| Shares Short | 2,159,249 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,516,502 |
| Short Name | Talen Energy Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0505 |
| Short Ratio | 2.94 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | TLN |
| Target High Price | 560.0 |
| Target Low Price | 307.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 459.9412 |
| Target Median Price | 470.0 |
| Total Cash | 232,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.842 |
| Total Debt | 9,573,999,616 |
| Total Revenue | 3,740,999,936 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -3.94 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 360.102 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -63.99698 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.17771904 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 684,213 |
| Website | https://www.talenenergy.com |
| Zip | 77,019 |