Scotiabank upgrades TransAlta on Alberta power demand growth

Scotiabank upgraded TransAlta (TAC) to Outperform from Sector Perform with a price target of C$20, up from C$16. The company is well positioned to benefit from power demand growth in Alberta, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says tailwinds for the Canadian power group “continue to multiply.” It expects strong share price returns in Q3 as additional catalysts are realized. For TransAlta, the positive catalysts are related to Alberta data centers in the back half of the year, contends Scotiabank.