Delivers electricity to approximately 1.4 million customers in Pennsylvania. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 12% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The gap is $18.3B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 21.7× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 33% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 20% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 14% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 12% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 10 buys and 2 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $1.12 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 33/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 43/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, PPL sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: PPL is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (33/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.