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As of close of business last night, PPL Corp’s stock clocked out at $36.52, up 0.03% from its previous closing price of $36.51. In other words, the price has increased by $0.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.13 million shares were traded. PPL stock price reached its highest trading level at $36.625 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.25.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of PPL’s stock, we examine its different ratios. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 29 ’25 when Bonenberger David J sold 2,165 shares for $35.86 per share. The transaction valued at 77,637 led to the insider holds 45,560 shares of the business.
Bonenberger David J bought 2,165 shares of PPL for $77,637 on Jul 29 ’25. On May 27 ’25, another insider, Martin Christine M, who serves as the President of a PPL Subsidiary of the company, sold 306 shares for $34.98 each. As a result, the insider received 10,704 and left with 36,433 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 27007088640 and an Enterprise Value of 44567097344. As of this moment, PPL’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.061 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.654.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PPL is 0.66, which has changed by 0.14987409 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 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 3.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.02%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that PPL traded 5.94M shares on average per day over the past three months and 5977630 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 739.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 738.55M. Insiders hold about 0.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.80% stake in the company. Shares short for PPL as of 1755216000 were 24585666 with a Short Ratio of 3.97, 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
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.06, PPL has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.06. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029033141The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.29. 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 market rating for PPL Corp (PPL) is a result of the insights provided by 8.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.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
In the current quarter, 1 analysts expect revenue to total $2.23B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.23B to a low estimate of $2.23B. As of the current estimate, PPL Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.07BFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.33B. There is a high estimate of $2.33B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.33B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PPL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.74B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.88B. 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.
