Transalta Corp opened trading today at $8.76 and closed at $8.87. Intraday prices ranged from a low of $8.60 to a high of $8.91.

The price raised 1.72 percent from the previous day's close of $8.72.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed 0.28% at 21831.02, the S&P 500 closed 1.12% at 5175.27, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.61% at 39005.49 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 1.54% at 16265.64.

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

Trading volume was 1,524,921 on 5,184 total trades, with an average volume of 1,282,549 over the last 5 days.

The TSX market on the whole today saw 2,824 price advancers against 2,410 declines and 141 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, TA.TO has traded as high as $13.97 (August 11,2023) and low as $8.60 (March 13,2024). Moreover, the shares have dipped -20.45% in the last 52 weeks, while this year, they have shrunken -19.51%.

It announced a 0.06 dividend on November 21/23, with an February 29/24 ex-date and April 01/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, Transalta Corp has a market capitalization of $2.68 billion on a float of 307,100 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $2.33.

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

Transalta Corp's average recommendation is "Strong Buy" based on 9.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 8 buy ratings and 1 hold ratings for the stock.

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