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Talen Energy Corporation (TLN)
- Market cap
- $15.98B
- Dividend yield
- None
- Street target
- $459.65median of 20 analysts
- 52-week range
- $279.77 $449.84
TLN stock forecast today
Where TLN stands today, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
TLN at a glance
Talen Energy Corporation (TLN): Hold, 52/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Mixed: the price is above its 50-day but below its 200-day moving average ($323.11 and $350.14).
- Insiders Insiders sold $115.1M and made no open-market purchases over the last 18 months.
Figures as of October 26, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
TLN, or Talen Energy Corporation, receives a Hold rating from CleaRank with a model score of 52/100.
Analysts lift the score the most: 18 of 20 rate the stock a buy, and the median target sits 36.1% above the price. Valuation pulls hardest in the other direction, since the company has no meaningful P/E after losing money and its P/S of 4.27 is 29.4% above the sector median. The trend is mixed, with the price 4.54% above its 50-day average of $323.11 and 3.53% below its 200-day average of $350.14. Over the past year the price fell 17.17%.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from TLN's own price, earnings and insider-filing history. Tap one to see it in context.
TLN stock price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
1/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $337.78 is 4.5% above the 50-day simple moving average of $323.11.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 3.5% below the 200-day simple moving average of $350.14.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($323.11) is 7.7% below the 200-day average ($350.14), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 34% of its 52-week range, between $279.77 and $449.84.
TLN share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far TLN has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where TLN sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
TLN fundamentals and valuation
Valuation against the sector, and the revenue and earnings behind it.
Valuation and quality checks
0/2P/S below the sector median ›
The price-to-sales ratio of 4.27 is 29.4% above the sector median of 3.3.Profitable over the last 12 months ›
Net income over the last 12 months was -$185.0M on revenue of $3.7B, a net margin of -4.9%.
Key statistics
The headline figures for TLN.
As of October 26, 2026, TLN trades at $337.78, with a market value of $15.98B and no P/E ratio (its trailing earnings are negative).
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of TLN's valuation, growth and risks.
Earnings per share over the last 12 months are negative, so a P/E ratio is not meaningful for TLN. On sales, the price-to-sales ratio of 4.27 is 29.4% above the sector median of 3.3. TLN's market capitalisation stands at $16.0B.
The company is losing money, with a net margin of -4.95% and an operating margin of -4.80%, and a return on equity of -12.83%, below the sector median of 9.6%. Growth outpaces the sector: revenue grew 111.20% in the latest quarter year on year, against a sector median of 4.1%. Rounding out the fundamentals, TLN reports debt-to-equity of 5.84.
On an average day TLN's price moves 3.62%. Against the S&P 500, its beta is 1.62. The stock is 24.91% below its 52-week high of $449.84.
TLN against the Utilities sector
How TLN compares with the median Utilities stock CleaRank tracks.
Price to sales vs sector: On price-to-sales, the yardstick used here in place of P/E, TLN trades at 4.27x, +29% versus the sector average of 3.30x.
Return vs XLU: Since May 14, 2025, TLN has gained 37.9% against a gain of 7.3% for XLU.
Performance against XLU
TLN and the Utilities sector fund over the same days.
Revenue and earnings
How much TLN sells, and how much of it becomes profit.
Revenue growth: Revenue grew 26.7% in FY2025 to $2.6B, from $2.1B a year earlier.
Profit margin: The net margin was -8.3% in FY2025, down from 48.9% the year before.
Loss-making: TLN lost $219M in FY2025.
TLN AI analysis and technical indicators
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
2/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 49.1, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 49.1 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank Financial AI analysis of TLN
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
TLN is giving a split trend reading. Trading at $337.78, the stock is 4.54% above its 50-day average of $323.11, yet 3.53% below its 200-day average of $350.14. The 50-day average itself sits 7.72% below the 200-day, so the slower average is still lagging. Over the past year, the price is 20.73% above the 52-week low of $279.77 and 24.91% below the 52-week high of $449.84.
Recent gains sit against a weaker longer record: the price rose 10.96% over the past month, fell 2.68% over the past three months and fell 17.17% over the past year. Volume in the last session ran 29.2% below its average, on a day the price rose 3.01%. The 14-day RSI of 49.1 is in the neutral zone, and the MACD line is positive.
New analyst coverage ›
TD Cowen started coverage at Buy on October 22, 2026.
Source: Analyst action, TD Cowen, October 22, 2026New analyst coverage ›
HSBC started coverage at Buy on October 22, 2026.
Source: Analyst action, HSBC, October 22, 2026
New analyst coverage ›
CIBC started coverage at Outperformer on October 16, 2026.
Source: Analyst action, CIBC, October 16, 2026
- The two closest levels to watch are the 20-day EMA at $342.96, above the price, and the 50-day SMA at $323.11, below it.
- A 14-day RSI of 49.1 is in the neutral zone, and the MACD line is positive. Readings above 70 or below 30 would signal stretched momentum.
TLN has a mixed trend. The price sits above its 50-day average of $323.11 but below its 200-day average of $350.14. A close above the 200-day would turn both signals up, while a close below the 50-day would turn both down. On the way up, the first level is the 20-day EMA at $342.96; on the way down, the first level is the 50-day SMA at $323.11.
A 14-day RSI of 49.1 places the stock in neutral territory, between 40 and 60.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for TLN, from its daily closes.
As of October 26, 2026, with TLN at $337.78, its 14-day RSI is 49.1 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $323.11 and its 200-day is $350.14.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 26, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26). How we calculate these
What TLN moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 26, 2026, TLN's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.46 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.51 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.22 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.20 with gold (XAU).
TLN price target and analyst forecast
The analysts' target range and how their ratings split.
Analysts checks
3/3Most analysts rate it a buy ›
18 of 20 analysts rate it a buy or strong buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell.Median target above the price ›
The median 12-month target of $459.65 is 36.1% above the price.More buy ratings than three months ago ›
18 of 20 rate it a buy now, against 15 of 17 three months ago.
TLN Wall Street View
12-month price targets
Ratings
Recent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | TD Cowen | Initiates | Buy |
| Oct 22, 2026 | HSBC | Initiates | Buy |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Overweight |
| Oct 16, 2026 | CIBC | Initiates | Outperformer |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Overweight |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Mizuho | Initiates | Outperform |
As of October 26, 2026, 20 Wall Street analysts cover TLN: 18 rate it a buy or strong buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell or strong sell. Their 12-month price targets range from $307.00 to $560.00. The median TLN price target is $459.65, 36.1% above the price of $337.78.
Source: TwelveData analyst consensus. Targets and ratings belong to the analysts, not to CleaRank.
TLN trade plan: entry, stop loss and targets
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
TLN trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Entry Strategies pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
TLN moves about 3.6% a day on average, so a stop can fill well past its level. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much TLN tends to move, against the market and on its own.
TLN price history and drawdowns
TLN's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
1/3Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 3.62% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 36.7%, from October 2025 to September 2026; the price is still 24.2% below that peak.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in July 2024 is now worth $29,119, against $14,402 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
TLN Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 26, 2026, TLN's worst peak-to-trough fall over the period since July 2024 with dividends reinvested was -36.7% (October 2025 to September 2026); it is still 24.2% below that peak.
From daily closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into TLN in July 2024 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: TLN beat the S&P 500 over this period: $29,119 against $14,402.
A $10,000 investment in TLN in July 2024 would be worth about $29,119 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $14,402 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
TLN stock price prediction 2028
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in TLN, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 2-year Monte Carlo simulation, based on 2.3 years of price history, projects that a $10,000 investment in TLN today could grow to about $12,412 by 2028 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $30,720 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $5,015. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
TLN Stock Price Prediction 2028: Simulated Scenarios
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $419 for TLN by 2028 in the base case, from $338 today (1.2x over 2 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $169. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on TLN's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $198 | $376 | $714 | |
| 2028 | $169 | $419 | $1,038 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of TLN's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles. How the simulation works
TLN insider trading
What the people running the company have bought and sold.
TLN insider trading
Shares the company's directors and officers bought and sold, from their own filings.
Month by month
Open-market purchases above the line, sales below.
Net insider selling: No insider bought TLN shares on the open market in the last 18 months. Sales are often planned in advance or cover tax on vesting shares, so they say less than purchases would.
As of October 26, 2026, TLN insiders reported 2 open-market sales worth $115.1M and no open-market purchases over the last 18 months; grants and option exercises are not counted.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | Terry L Nutt
President
|
Grant | 8.3K | - |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Gizman I. Abbas
Director
|
Sell | 2.6K | $988.0K |
| May 22, 2026 | Gizman I. Abbas
Director
|
Grant | 4.1K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Brad Berryman
Chief Operating Officer
|
Grant | 99.1K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Edward T. Casulli
Officer
|
Grant | 6.4K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Anthony R Horton
Director
|
Grant | 4.1K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Karen T Hyde
Director
|
Grant | 4.1K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Dale E Lebsack Jr.
Officer
|
Grant | 85.6K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Mark Allen Mcfarland
Chief Executive Officer
|
Grant | 354.9K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Christopher E Morice
Officer
|
Grant | 67.0K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Cole Muller
Chief Financial Officer
|
Grant | 62.9K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Joseph Nigro
Director
|
Grant | 4.1K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Terry L Nutt
President
|
Grant | 90.8K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Darren J Olagues
Officer
|
Grant | 7.4K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Anthony J. Plagens
Officer
|
Grant | 5.7K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Stephen James Schaefer
Director
|
Grant | 22.5K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Christine Benson Schwartzstein
Director
|
Grant | 4.1K | - |
| May 22, 2026 | Andrew M. Wright
Officer
|
Grant | 95.5K | - |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Terry L Nutt
Chief Financial Officer
|
Grant | 20.8K | - |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Rubric Capital Management L.P.
Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security
|
Sell | 388.5K | $114.1M |
| Jun 27, 2025 | John C Wander
General Counsel
|
Grant | 20.8K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Gizman I. Abbas
Director
|
Grant | 4.1K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Brad Berryman
Officer
|
Grant | 20.8K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Anthony R Horton
Director
|
Grant | 4.1K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Karen T Hyde
Director
|
Grant | 4.1K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Dale E Lebsack Jr.
Officer
|
Grant | 17.9K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Mark Allen Mcfarland
Chief Executive Officer
|
Grant | 74.4K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Christopher E Morice
Officer
|
Grant | 14.1K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Cole Muller
Officer
|
Grant | 13.2K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Joseph Nigro
Director
|
Grant | 4.1K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Anthony J. Plagens
Officer
|
Grant | 5.7K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Stephen James Schaefer
Director
|
Grant | 4.1K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Christine Benson Schwartzstein
Director
|
Grant | 4.1K | - |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Andrew M. Wright
Officer
|
Grant | 20.0K | - |
Source: TwelveData, from SEC Form 4 filings
TLN stock forecast: questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 26, 2026.