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The closing price of PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) was $33.86 for the day, down -0.88% from the previous closing price of $34.16. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.09 million shares were traded. PPL stock price reached its highest trading level at $34.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $33.83.
Ratios:
Our analysis of PPL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.66 and its Current Ratio is at 0.77. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.18.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on October 28, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $43.
On October 22, 2025, BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $44.
On October 07, 2025, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $43.Evercore ISI initiated its Outperform rating on October 07, 2025, with a $43 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 27 ’25 when Crockett John R III sold 15,791 shares for $36.56 per share. The transaction valued at 577,319 led to the insider holds 23,650 shares of the business.
Crockett John R III bought 15,791 shares of PPL for $577,319 on Aug 27 ’25. On Jul 29 ’25, another insider, Bonenberger David J, who serves as the EVP & COO-Utilities of the company, sold 2,165 shares for $35.86 each. As a result, the insider received 77,637 and left with 45,560 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PPL now has a Market Capitalization of 25047570432 and an Enterprise Value of 42983567360. As of this moment, PPL’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.787 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.568.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PPL is 0.72, which has changed by 0.021417856 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13506866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PPL has reached a high of $38.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.87%.
Shares Statistics:
PPL traded an average of 5.59M shares per day over the past three months and 7278800 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 739.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 738.82M. Insiders hold about 0.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.19% stake in the company. Shares short for PPL as of 1763078400 were 32589012 with a Short Ratio of 5.83, compared to 1760486400 on 35012709. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 32589012 and a Short% of Float of 5.050000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.075, PPL has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.07. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.031469557. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.09. The current Payout Ratio is 86.01% for PPL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-06-02 when the company split stock in a 10000:9314 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 11.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.59, with high estimates of $0.64 and low estimates of $0.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.83 and $1.79 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.81. EPS for the following year is $1.95, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $1.99 and $1.92.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 2 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.36B to a low estimate of $2.3B. As of. The current estimate, PPL Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.21BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.63B. There is a high estimate of $2.66B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.61B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PPL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.12B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.74B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.98B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.46BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.47B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.11B and the low estimate is $9.1B.
