PPL Corporation (PPL) is a Regulated Electric company in the Utilities sector, currently trading at $39.61. It has a SharesGrow Score of 59/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of PPL = $36.75 (-7.2% from the current price, the stock appears fairly valued). Analyst consensus target is PPL = $41 (+2.8% upside).
Valuation: PPL trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 24.7 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.9.
Financials: revenue is $9.0B, +4.6%/yr average growth. Net income is $1.2B, growing at +17%/yr. Net profit margin is 13.1% (healthy). Gross margin is 39.1% (+2.6 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $19.4B against $14.9B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.3, moderate). Current ratio is 0.86 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 42.8%. Total assets: $45.2B.
Analyst outlook: 21 / 29 analysts rate PPL as buy (72%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 42/100 (Partial), Growth 63/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 17/100 (Fail), Moat 66/100 (Partial), Future 67/100 (Pass), Income 55/100 (Partial).
