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After finishing at $37.24 in the prior trading day, PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) closed at $37.08, down -0.43%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.39 million shares were traded. PPL stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.31 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.035.
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 0.49 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:
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 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 27421218816 and an Enterprise Value of 44981223424. As of this moment, PPL’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.98. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.108 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.781.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PPL is 0.66, which has changed by 0.18960536 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PPL has reached a high of $37.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $30.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.20%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 6.00M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8683630 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 739.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 738.53M. Insiders hold about 0.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.40% stake in the company. Shares short for PPL as of 1753920000 were 23599121 with a Short Ratio of 3.94, compared to 1751241600 on 25999738. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 23599121 and a Short% of Float of 3.66.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, PPL’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.06, compared to 1.06 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028464014The 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 2025-06-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-06-02 when the company split stock in a 10000:9314 ratio.
