Pinnacle West Capital vs Talen Energy
PNW 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 PNW and TLN compare
Talen Energy is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Pinnacle West Capital ($18.0B against $13.0B).
Talen Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (60.8% versus 5.7% for Pinnacle West Capital).
Pinnacle West Capital pays a dividend yielding 2.6%; Talen Energy does not pay one.
Pinnacle West Capital scores higher on the StockData Score (4 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 | PNW | TLN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $13.0B | $18.0B |
| Share price | $107.00 | $376.01 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.3% | 2.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 59.8% | 1819% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.36 | 2.50 |
| Employees | 400 | 1,880 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.5× | – |
| P/S | 2.3× (better) | 5.2× |
| P/B | 1.8× (better) | 11.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.4× (better) | 65.5× |
| P/FCF | – | 31.7× |
| PEG | 3.51 | – |
| FCF yield | −6.8% | 3.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $97.79 | $119.71 |
| Margin of safety | −9.4% (better) | −214% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.7% | 60.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.3% (better) | −10.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 7.6% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 0.73% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 62.7% | – |
| Operating margin | 20.5% (better) | 2.6% |
| FCF margin | −15.8% | 16.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.1% (better) | 0.92% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.62 (better) | 5.92 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.32 (better) | 22.35 |
| Interest coverage | 2.5× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.59 | 0.78 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.71 | 0.95 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 12 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 1.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.6% (better) | 1.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 109% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 0.27% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.1M | −$988K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.8% | 9.7% |
Go deeper
- PNW stock overview
- PNW income statement
- PNW valuation and score
- TLN stock overview
- TLN income statement
- TLN valuation and score
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