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The price of PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) closed at $35.96 in the last session, down -1.48% from day before closing price of $36.5. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.09 million shares were traded. PPL stock price reached its highest trading level at $36.72 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $35.87.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PPL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.49 and its Current Ratio is at 0.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.07.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on December 11, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $36.
On October 25, 2024, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $37. On September 20, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $38.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on September 20, 2024, with a $38 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 26592958464 and an Enterprise Value of 44152967168. As of this moment, PPL’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.014 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.527.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PPL is 0.67, which has changed by 0.10850799 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18469036 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PPL has reached a high of $37.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.04%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PPL traded on average about 6.04M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4894110 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 739.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 738.56M. Insiders hold about 0.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.82% stake in the company. Shares short for PPL as of 1755216000 were 24585666 with a Short Ratio of 4.07, compared to 1752537600 on 23704379. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24585666 and a Short% of Float of 3.81.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PPL is 1.06, which was 1.06 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029041095The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.24. The current Payout Ratio is 86.01% for PPL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-06-02 when the company split stock in a 10000:9314 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 8.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.38, with high estimates of $0.41 and low estimates of $0.35.
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 $1.96, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $1.99 and $1.93.
Revenue Estimates
According to 2 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.17B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.23B to a low estimate of $2.11B. As of the current estimate, PPL Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.07BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.21B. There is a high estimate of $2.33B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.08B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PPL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.69B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.85B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.46BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.22B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.54B and the low estimate is $8.79B.
