Closing Bell: Transalta Corp up on Wednesday (TA)

Today in trading, shares of Transalta Corp opened at $9.84 and closed at $10.24. prices ranged from a low of $9.83 to a high of $10.28.

Shares boosted 3.43 percent from the previous day's close of $9.90.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed 1.07% at 22995.39, the S&P 500 closed 0.64% at 5667.20, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 1.85% at 40954.48 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 0.20% at 18509.34.

Transalta Corp has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker TA.

Trading volume was 1,115,532 on 4,131 total trades. On average, Transalta Corp has traded 1,013,287 shares over the last 5-days and 952,295 year-to-date.

The TSX overall saw 2,100 price advancers against 3,108 declines and 117 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 -21.17 percent, while in 2024, they have eased -7.08%.

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 $3.00 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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