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After finishing at $34.57 in the prior trading day, PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) closed at $33.79, down -2.26%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.33 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PPL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.68 and its Current Ratio is at 0.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.11.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 28 ’25 when Martin Christine M sold 1,146 shares for $34.78 per share. The transaction valued at 39,858 led to the insider holds 37,167 shares of the business.
Martin Christine M bought 1,146 shares of PPL for $39,858 on Feb 28 ’25. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, Bonenberger David J, who serves as the SVP & COO-Utilities of PPL Sub of the company, sold 4,523 shares for $33.86 each. As a result, the insider received 153,149 and left with 45,414 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, PPL’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.25. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.75.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PPL has reached a high of $36.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.50%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 739.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 738.26M. Insiders hold about 0.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.51% stake in the company.
