Black Hills vs Talen Energy
BKH and TLN side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BKH and TLN compare
Talen Energy is the larger company, worth 2.6 times as much as Black Hills ($16.4B against $6.3B).
Talen Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (60.8% versus 2.5% for Black Hills).
Black Hills pays a dividend yielding 3.4%; Talen Energy does not pay one.
Black Hills scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 2 for Talen Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BKH | TLN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.3B | $16.4B |
| Share price | $82.01 | $343.12 |
| Change, 1 year | 28.6% | −13.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 24.1% | 1682% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.52 | 2.50 |
| Employees | 257 | 1,880 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.7× | – |
| P/S | 2.7× (better) | 4.8× |
| P/B | 1.6× (better) | 10.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.7× (better) | 61.7× |
| P/FCF | – | 28.9× |
| PEG | 246.86 | – |
| FCF yield | −4.9% | 3.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $79.27 | $118.83 |
| Margin of safety | −3.5% (better) | −189% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.5% | 60.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.4% (better) | −10.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 5.2% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −0.25% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 23.9% (better) | 2.6% |
| Net margin | 13.0% | – |
| FCF margin | −13.3% | 16.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | 7.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 5.9% (better) | 0.92% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.14 (better) | 5.92 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.24 (better) | 22.35 |
| Interest coverage | 2.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.52 | 0.78 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.01 (better) | 0.87 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.4% | – |
| Payout ratio | 69.2% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | −3.3% | 1.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.13% | 1.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 103% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 0.57% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.3M | −$988K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | 14.7% | 5.3% |
Go deeper
- BKH stock overview
- BKH income statement
- BKH valuation and score
- TLN stock overview
- TLN income statement
- TLN valuation and score
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