In the past week, PPL stock has gone up by 3.41%, with a monthly gain of 6.54% and a quarterly surge of 2.17%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.78%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.92% for PPL Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.67% for PPL stock, with a simple moving average of 10.88% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) is 29.12x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for PPL is 0.79. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PPL is 737.32M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.48% of that float. On February 25, 2025, PPL’s average trading volume was 4.39M shares.
PPL) stock’s latest price update
PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.46 in relation to its previous close of 34.72. However, the company has experienced a 3.41% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-13 that Although the revenue and EPS for PPL (PPL) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
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 5.60% 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 -0.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.92%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.78%, as shares surge +6.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.22% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PPL rose by +3.41%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +24.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $33.97. In addition, PPL Corp saw 7.46% 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 4,523 shares at the price of $33.86 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, Bonenberger David J now owns 45,414 shares of PPL Corp, valued at $153,149 using the latest closing price.
Henninger Tadd J, the SVP-Finance and Treasurer of PPL Corp, sale 2,248 shares at $33.86 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that Henninger Tadd J is holding 11,259 shares at $76,117 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 0.04. Equity return is now at value 6.33, with 2.21 for asset returns.
Based on PPL Corp (PPL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.45 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.81. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.21 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.99. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.16for 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 0.86.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of PPL Corp (PPL) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish 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.
