At the time of writing, PPL Corp [PPL] stock is trading at $36.94, down -0.94%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PPL shares have gain 1.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.21%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
PPL Corp [NYSE: PPL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 07, 2025, when Evercore ISI initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $43. Previously, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on December 11, 2024, and set its price target to $36. On October 25, 2024, JP Morgan initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $37 on the stock. Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $38 on September 20, 2024. Argus upgraded its rating to a Buy but $30 remained the price target by the analyst firm on March 08, 2024. UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 04, 2023, and downed its price target to $25. In a note dated August 23, 2023, Barclays initiated an Equal Weight rating and provided a target price of $26 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of PPL Corp fluctuated between $31.22 and $37.81. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $40.5 within the next 12 months. PPL Corp [NYSE: PPL] shares were valued at $36.94 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.64% based on the average PPL price forecast.
Analyzing the PPL fundamentals
According to PPL Corp [NYSE:PPL], the company’s sales were 8.81B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 7.66% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.41% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.25.
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 36.68 points at the first support level, and at 36.42 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 37.40, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 37.86.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that PPL Corp [NYSE:PPL] has a current ratio of 0.59. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.49, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.10, the price to book ratio is 1.91 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.77.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Crockett John R III, President of a PPL Subsidiary, that happened on Aug 27 ’25 when 15791.0 shares were sold. Officer, Crockett John R III completed a deal on Aug 27 ’25 to buy 15791.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & COO-Utilities Bonenberger David J sold 2165.0 shares on Jul 29 ’25.
