The stock of PPL Corp (PPL) has gone up by 1.24% for the week, with a 6.40% rise in the past month and a 5.16% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.40%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.75% for PPL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.10% for PPL’s stock, with a 9.88% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 30.79x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.79.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PPL is 732.53M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.36% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PPL on February 11, 2025 was 4.26M shares.
PPL) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) has surged by 0.26 when compared to previous closing price of 34.14, but the company has seen a 1.24% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-10 that Looking beyond Wall Street’s top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for PPL (PPL), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company’s potential performance for the quarter ended December 2024.
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 3.71% 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 -2.60% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.40%, as shares surge +7.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.49% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PPL rose by +1.24%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +25.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $33.20. In addition, PPL Corp saw 5.45% 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 Bonenberger David J, who sale 17,178 shares at the price of $33.38 back on Feb 03 ’25. After this action, Bonenberger David J now owns 45,414 shares of PPL Corp, valued at $573,402 using the latest closing price.
Henninger Tadd J, the SVP-Finance and Treasurer of PPL Corp, sale 7,745 shares at $33.38 during a trade that took place back on Feb 03 ’25, which means that Henninger Tadd J is holding 11,259 shares at $258,528 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 4.98. 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 better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “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.
