PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL)’s stock price has increased by 1.89 compared to its previous closing price of 27.02. However, the company has seen a 0.58% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-29 that PPL’s first-quarter 2024 results are likely to benefit from ongoing savings in operation and maintenance costs. However, winter storms might have lowered its revenues.
Is It Worth Investing in PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) is 27.49x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for PPL is 0.83. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PPL is 735.67M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.41% of that float. On April 30, 2024, PPL’s average trading volume was 4.95M shares.
PPL’s Market Performance
The stock of PPL Corp (PPL) has seen a 0.58% increase in the past week, with a 0.00% drop in the past month, and a 5.88% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.57%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.52% for PPL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.82% for PPL stock, with a simple moving average of 5.76% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PPL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PPL stocks, with Argus repeating the rating for PPL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for PPL in the upcoming period, according to Argus is $30 based on the research report published on March 08, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PPL reach a price target of $25, previously predicting the price at $29. The rating they have provided for PPL stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 04th, 2023.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to PPL, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on August 23rd of the previous year.
PPL Trading at 2.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PPL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.18% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.57%, as shares surge +0.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.04% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PPL rose by +0.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $27.04. In addition, PPL Corp saw 1.59% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PPL starting from Henninger Tadd J, who sale 13,330 shares at the price of $25.99 back on Nov 16 ’23. After this action, Henninger Tadd J now owns 4,784 shares of PPL Corp, valued at $346,447 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PPL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for PPL Corp stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 5.31, with 1.92 for asset returns.
Based on PPL Corp (PPL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.53 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.12. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.45.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.63 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.71. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.28. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.88.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of PPL Corp (PPL) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
