TransAlta Corporation (TAC)

15.92 -0.32  -1.97%  Jun 01, 5:20PM Go Pro
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TAC Total Return Price Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 14.00 Mar 5 2009
Maximum 37.06 Jul 21 2008
Average 23.25

About Total Return Price

Total return price is a theoretical price that helps investors look at their returns over time, accounting for both price appreciation and dividends received rather than price alone. It is the best way to calculate the actual returns on a stock over a period of time.

YCharts' total return price assumes that all dividends were reinvested and that no taxes were collected on dividend payments. This follows Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) methodology.

When calculating the return on an investment, an investor should look both at the changes in the value of the stock price as well as the gains from dividend payments. For example, if you buy a stock for $10, its price appreciates to $15 and it pays a $1 dividend, and you sell it, you have made $5 from the change in price and $1 from dividends. This $6 increase is your total gain, and your total return is 60%.

The total return price helps you to look backward to determine an equivalent price that you would have paid to get the same returns from a stock that paid no dividends (also adjusted for splits). Let's look at the previous example again.

Assumptions:
Price paid (1/1/01): $10.00
Closing price (12/30/01): $15.00
Dividend Paid (12/31/01): $1.00
Closing Price (12/31/01): $15.00

Your total returns for the year: $6.00 or 60%

Calculating Total Return Price:

12/31/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $15.00
The most recent total return price is always equal to the current price.

12/30/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $14.00 = $15.00 x (1-$1/$15.00)
The $1 dividend was 1/15 of the value of the stock, so if you could have received the dividend immediately after buying the stock on 12/30/01, you could have paid $14 for the stock and had a stock worth $15 because of the dividend that was paid.

1/1/01:
Actual Price: $10.00
Total Return Price: $9.33 = $10 x (1-$1/$15.00)
This is exactly like the previous problem. We received 1/15th of the stock's value on 12/30/01, so looking back we need to remove this value from the historical total returns price.
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TAC News

Utilities Sector Wrap
May 30, 4:37PM Fox Business
@theRandomTrader $TAC I added a very small position (like the dividend), will add more if it lowers that much
about 35 days ago by CaptainOyama
$TAC I see more downside ahead. It&#39;s below S1 now and lost volume.
about 35 days ago by theRandomTrader
$TAC seeing a double bottom
about 35 days ago by theRandomTrader
TransAlta declares dividends
Apr 25, 5:35PM Marketwire
$TAC took profit yesterday, bought back on dip today. nice divi
about 58 days ago by Good2go
$TAC got in @ 18.50 to hold for the 6% divi but realize it&#39;s also a good flipping candidate as long as in on X div day in May.
about 61 days ago by Good2go
Best Yielding Utilities With Biggest Income Forecast + http://stks.co/2IVG + $PNG $TAC $EDE $ATLS $CPK $NVE $TRGP $SJW $PNM $AWK
about 115 days ago by DividendYield
TransAlta declares dividends
Jan 25, 5:33PM Marketwire
Desjardins Starts TransAlta (TAC) at Buy
Dec 01, 9:57AM Street Insider
Shares of TAC Now Oversold
Nov 21, 11:58AM
TransAlta 2011 Investor Day Conference
Nov 01, 11:05AM Marketwire
TransAlta declares dividends
Oct 27, 12:45PM Marketwire
$NGG $CIG $TAC $TRP Grabbing High Yields Overseas - these utilities are back to LT support, great yields http://tinyurl.com/3zx5tsq
about 296 days ago by tea8207
RT @ycharts Five Expensive Stocks Worth The Price http://stk.ly/m2EFid $TAC $CHFC $LFC $NS $BKH
about 393 days ago by howardlindzon
Five Expensive Stocks Worth The Price http://stk.ly/m2EFid $TAC $CHFC $LFC $NS $BKH
about 393 days ago by ycharts
$tac TD cuts price target by $1 http://stk.ly/hjJYzw
about 488 days ago by darcykeith
And the gut wins! $TAC drops 3% in the first 10 minutes of trading today, breaking all tech support, before recovering over 1/2 its losses.
about 581 days ago by Johnny905
$TAC http://chart.ly/e88f2g6 Lots of technical support here in the 20.40/20.50 area. A good risk/reward long but gut says lower.
about 582 days ago by Johnny905
$TAC ex div on 8/30 @ $1.16 also traded on TSX
about 644 days ago by CaptainOyama
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about 797 days ago by STtrending
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