PPL Corporation

Company Profile

PPL Corporation had its IPO on 1985-04-08 under the ticker symbol PPL.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Electric industry. PPL Corporation has a staff strength of 6,527 employees.

Stock update

Shares of PPL Corporation opened at $278 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-13.

The stocks traded within a range of $258.3 - $279.55, and closed at $262.4.

This is a -5.12% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 190,463 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of PPL Corporation have slipped by -1.87%.

PPL Corporation's Key Ratios

PPL Corporation has a market cap of $18.45 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.5606 and a price to sales ratio of 3.0461.

In the last 12-months PPL Corporation’s revenue was $8.66 billion with a gross profit of $2.89 billion and an EBITDA of $2.84 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures PPL Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, PPL Corporation’s operating margin was 17.47% while its return on assets stood at 2.51% with a return of equity of 5.17%.

In Q2, PPL Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -6.2% while revenue growth was a positive 7.5%.

PPL Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

18.5874

Trailing PE

25.8041

PEG

5.4696

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.97 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 18.5874 and a PEG multiple of 5.4696. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into PPL Corporation’s profitability.

PPL Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 4.9472 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 13.7311. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.0461.

PPL Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $0.93 per share, indicating a yield of 3.88% and a payout ratio of 64.73%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$38.30 billion

Total Liabilities

$2.51 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-593000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$591 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

64.73%

PPL Corporation ended 2024 with $38.30 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $38.30 billion while shareholder equity stood at $13.96 billion.

PPL Corporation ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $2.51 billion in other current liabilities, 12324000000.00 in common stock, $2.72 billion in retained earnings and $2.25 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $326.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $326.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $334,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $14.48 billion.

PPL Corporation’s total current assets stands at $2.73 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $1.37 billion compared to accounts payable of $975.00 million and inventory worth $474.00 million.

In 2024, PPL Corporation's operating cash flow was $-593000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $591 million.

Comparatively, PPL Corporation paid $0.65 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$262.4

52-Week High

$30.8716

52-Week Low

$22.6458

Analyst Target Price

$30.64

PPL Corporation stock is currently trading at $262.4 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $30.8716 and a 52-week low of $30.8716. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $30.64.

Its 50-day moving average was $228.75 and 200-day moving average was $176.96 The short ratio stood at 2.27 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 5.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7606.8% are held by institutions.