The stock price of PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) has plunged by -0.16 when compared to previous closing price of 31.73, but the company has seen a -1.83% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-13 that PPL (PPL) concluded the recent trading session at $31.68, signifying a -0.16% move from its prior day’s close.
Is It Worth Investing in PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) is above average at 28.49x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.85.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PPL is 737.36M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.18% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PPL on January 14, 2025 was 4.33M shares.
PPL’s Market Performance
PPL’s stock has seen a -1.83% decrease for the week, with a -3.77% drop in the past month and a 0.67% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.50% for PPL Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.61% for PPL stock, with a simple moving average of 3.66% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PPL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PPL stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for PPL by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for PPL in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $36 based on the research report published on December 11, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PPL reach a price target of $37. The rating they have provided for PPL stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on October 25th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to PPL, setting the target price at $38 in the report published on September 20th of the previous year.
PPL Trading at -4.01% 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 -9.86% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.65%, as shares sank -3.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.37% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PPL fell by -1.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.10% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $32.20. In addition, PPL Corp saw -2.40% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PPL starting from Henninger Tadd J, who sale 6,639 shares at the price of $32.16 back on Dec 17 ’24. After this action, Henninger Tadd J now owns 11,210 shares of PPL Corp, valued at $213,510 using the latest closing price.
Henninger Tadd J, the Officer of PPL Corp, proposed sale 6,639 shares at $32.16 during a trade that took place back on Dec 17 ’24, which means that Henninger Tadd J is holding shares at $213,510 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PPL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for PPL Corp stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 5.85, with 2.08 for asset returns.
Based on PPL Corp (PPL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.54 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.47.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.93 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.16. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.28for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.29.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, PPL Corp (PPL) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
