Clearfield Capital Management LP Raises Holdings in Talen Energy Corporation $TLN

Clearfield Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Talen Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:TLN) by 34.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 45,500 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 11,600 shares during the period. Talen Energy accounts for 11.6% of Clearfield Capital Management LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Clearfield Capital Management LP owned approximately 0.10% of Talen Energy worth $19,355,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Talen Energy by 2.7% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,523,159 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,924,061,000 after acquiring an additional 117,266 shares in the last quarter. Reaves W H & Co. Inc. increased its position in Talen Energy by 12.6% during the 3rd quarter. Reaves W H & Co. Inc. now owns 1,410,537 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $600,014,000 after purchasing an additional 158,047 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Talen Energy by 77.5% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,063,024 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $452,189,000 after purchasing an additional 464,014 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Talen Energy by 26.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 794,754 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $231,150,000 after purchasing an additional 164,734 shares during the period. Finally, Third Point LLC lifted its position in shares of Talen Energy by 34.2% in the 2nd quarter. Third Point LLC now owns 785,000 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $228,254,000 after purchasing an additional 200,000 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.38% of the company’s stock.

Talen Energy Price Performance

Shares of TLN opened at $316.14 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $14.45 billion, a PE ratio of -64.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.20, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.28. Talen Energy Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $162.31 and a fifty-two week high of $451.28. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $360.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $380.75.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Talen Energy from $445.00 to $506.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Talen Energy from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Barclays cut their price objective on Talen Energy from $457.00 to $425.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $474.00 target price on Talen Energy in a report on Friday, February 20th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $430.09.

About Talen Energy

Talen Energy Inc is an independent power producer that develops and operates a diversified portfolio of thermal and renewable generation facilities across the United States. The company supplies wholesale electricity and related services to utilities, large industrial customers, and power marketers, participating actively in regional markets such as PJM Interconnection and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Talen’s asset base comprises a mix of natural gas-fired, coal-fired and nuclear generation, supplemented by battery storage and other flexible resources designed to support the evolving needs of the grid.

Established in December 2015 through the combination of the competitive generation businesses previously held by two major utility groups, Talen Energy was structured as a standalone, publicly traded entity on the NASDAQ stock exchange (TLN).