Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) Stock Analysis
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Utilities · Utilities - Independent Power Producers
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $368.81: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend.
Talen Energy owns approximately 13.1 GW of U.S. power generation including the 2.5 GW Susquehanna nuclear facility, combined-cycle natural gas plants, and peaking assets primarily in the PJM (mid-Atlantic) market. Revenue comes from wholesale electricity, capacity, and ancillary... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $368.81: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 65. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 5d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHProductSusquehanna10-K Item 1A: 'Because Susquehanna accounts for a substantial amount of our generation and associated earnings, any adverse development in Susquehanna's operations... could have a significant impact on our business'
- HIGHGeographicmid-Atlantic area10-K Item 1A: 'a significant portion of our power generation facilities are geographically concentrated in the mid-Atlantic area of the United States, we face increased risk that a natural or man-made disaster in that area could adversely affect a large part of our operations'
- HIGHCustomerAWS PPA10-K Item 1A: 'under the AWS PPA, we have committed to certain delivery quantities over time with agreed reliability standards and AWS may be entitled to contractual or other remedies in the event of our non-performance'
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Unprofitable operations — net margin -8.3%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $368.81: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 65. Prior stop was $343.30. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $421.83 (+14.3% upside). Prior stop was $343.30. Stop-loss: $343.30.
Concentration risk — Product: Susquehanna; Concentration risk — Geographic: mid-Atlantic area; Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0).
Talen Energy Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 11.0). TrendMatrix value score: 7.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
23 analysts cover TLN with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $469.
What does Talen Energy Corporation do?Talen Energy owns approximately 13.1 GW of U.S. power generation including the 2.5 GW Susquehanna nuclear facility,...
Talen Energy owns approximately 13.1 GW of U.S. power generation including the 2.5 GW Susquehanna nuclear facility, combined-cycle natural gas plants, and peaking assets primarily in the PJM (mid-Atlantic) market. Revenue comes from wholesale electricity, capacity, and ancillary services; a major 1,920 MW power purchase agreement with AWS for Susquehanna output runs through 2042.