At the time of writing, PPL Corp [PPL] stock is trading at $32.02, up 1.36%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The PPL shares have lost -0.84% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.21%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
PPL Corp [NYSE: PPL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 11, 2024, when BMO Capital Markets initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $36. Previously, JP Morgan started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on October 25, 2024, and set its price target to $37. On September 20, 2024, Jefferies initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $38 on the stock. Argus upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $30 on March 08, 2024. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $25 on October 04, 2023. Barclays started tracking with a Equal Weight rating for this stock on August 23, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $26. In a note dated December 15, 2022, Morgan Stanley upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $32.
For the past year, the stock price of PPL Corp fluctuated between $25.35 and $35.15. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $36.5 within the next 12 months. PPL Corp [NYSE: PPL] shares were valued at $32.02 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.99% based on the average PPL price forecast.
Analyzing the PPL fundamentals
According to PPL Corp [NYSE:PPL], the company’s sales were 8.28B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.13% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.17.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 31.60 points at the first support level, and at 31.17 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 32.37, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 32.71.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that PPL Corp [NYSE:PPL] has a current ratio of 1.29. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.07, while the Cash Ratio is 0.24. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.85, the price to book ratio is 1.68 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.80.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Henninger Tadd J, SVP-Finance and Treasurer, that happened on Dec 17 ’24 when 6639.0 shares were sold. Officer, Henninger Tadd J completed a deal on Dec 17 ’24 to buy 6639.0 shares. Meanwhile, President of a PPL Subsidiary Crockett John R III sold 9161.0 shares on Nov 21 ’24.
