After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
PPL Corp is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Utilities sector and is a part of the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of PPL Corp is $25.83B. A total of 4.64 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.29M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Bonenberger David J sold 4,523 shares of PPL for 33.86 per share on Feb 18 ’25. After the transaction, the SVP & COO-Utilities of PPL Sub now owns 45,414 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 18 ’25, Henninger Tadd J sold 2,248 shares at 33.86 per share. PPL shares that SVP-Finance and Treasurer owns now total 11,259.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Henninger Tadd J acquired of 2,248 shares on Feb 18 ’25 at a per-share price of $33.86. In another insider transaction, Bonenberger David J bought 4,523 shares at $33.86 per share on Feb 18 ’25.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. PPL Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.03, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.94%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.20. PPL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.2% when it declared a $0.2725 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/10/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.96%. The PPL stock dividend was $0.2575 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PPL has a high of $35.15 and a low of $25.87.
As of this writing, PPL has an earnings estimate of $0.51 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.57 per share and a lower estimate of $0.37.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. PPL’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $3.57B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $11.21B in debt and $2.32B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $19.07, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $13.72B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PPL is Buy with a score of 4.38.
