After Hours
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Stocks Info
PPL Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of PPL Corp is $25.47B. A total of 8.28 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.06M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Martin Christine M sold 1,146 shares of PPL for 34.78 per share on Feb 28 ’25. After the transaction, the President of a PPL Subsidiary now owns 37,167 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 28 ’25, Martin Christine M bought 1,146 shares at 34.78 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Bonenberger David J disposed of 4,523 shares on Feb 18 ’25 at a per-share price of $33.86. This resulted in the SVP & COO-Utilities of PPL Sub holding 45,414 shares of PPL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Henninger Tadd J sold 2,248 shares at $33.86 per share on Feb 18 ’25. Company shares held by the SVP-Finance and Treasurer now total 11,259.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. PPL Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.03%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.77. 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PPL has a high of $36.64 and a low of $25.93.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in 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 4.40.
