On Monday, PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) opened lower -0.38% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $33.81. Price fluctuations for PPL have ranged from $27.24 to $36.70 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Utilities sector has dropped its sales by -12.75% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 7.59% at the time writing. With a float of $738.27 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $739.07 million.
In an organization with 6653 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 37.49%, operating margin of 21.73%, and the pretax margin is 14.36%.
PPL Corp (PPL) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of PPL Corp is 0.13%, while institutional ownership is 81.50%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on May 27 ’25, was worth 10,704. In this transaction President of a PPL Subsidiary of this company sold 306 shares at a rate of $34.98, taking the stock ownership to the 36,433 shares. Before that another transaction happened on May 27 ’25, when Company’s SVP-Finance and Treasurer sold 1,076 for $34.98, making the entire transaction worth $37,638. This insider now owns 11,259 shares in total.
PPL Corp (PPL) Latest Financial update
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 7.59% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 7.49% during the next five years compared to -12.75% drop over the previous five years of trading.
PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for PPL Corp (PPL). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.68. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.87.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 1.34, a number that is poised to hit 0.39 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.96 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of PPL Corp (PPL)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 4.04 million. That was inferior than the volume of 5.2 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 35.84%.
During the past 100 days, PPL Corp’s (PPL) raw stochastic average was set at 28.10%, which indicates a significant decrease from 30.34% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 14.66% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 20.13% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $34.61, while its 200-day Moving Average is $33.80. However, in the short run, PPL Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $33.82. Second resistance stands at $33.97. The third major resistance level sits at $34.10. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $33.55, it is likely to go to the next support level at $33.42. The third support level lies at $33.27 if the price breaches the second support level.
PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) Key Stats
There are currently 739,264K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 24.90 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 8,462 M according to its annual income of 888,000 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 2,504 M and its income totaled 414,000 K.
