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The price of PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) closed at $33.72 in the last session, down -0.59% from day before closing price of $33.92. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.95 million shares were traded.
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 0.68 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 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 May 27 ’25 when Martin Christine M sold 306 shares for $34.98 per share. The transaction valued at 10,704 led to the insider holds 36,433 shares of the business.
Henninger Tadd J sold 1,076 shares of PPL for $37,638 on May 27 ’25. The SVP-Finance and Treasurer now owns 11,259 shares after completing the transaction at $34.98 per share. On May 23 ’25, another insider, Gosman Angela K, who serves as the EVP and CHRO of the company, sold 6,533 shares for $34.66 each. As a result, the insider received 226,434 and left with 26,832 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, PPL’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.21. 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 1.74.
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 -3.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.20%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 739.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 738.27M. Insiders hold about 0.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.47% stake in the company.
