PPL Corporation provides electricity and natural gas to approximately 3.6 million customers in the United States. It operates in three segments: Kentucky Regulated, Pennsylvania Regulated, and Rhode Island Regulated. The company engages in the transmission and distribution of electricity in eastern and central Pennsylvania; generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in Kentucky, Virginia, and Rhode Island; distribution and sale of natural gas in Kentucky and Rhode Island; sale of wholesale electricity in Kentucky; and generation of electricity from power plants in Kentucky. It generates electricity from coal, gas, hydro, and solar sources. The company was formerly known as PP&L Resources, Inc. and changed its name to PPL Corporation in 2000. PPL Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
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5 years, 6 months ago
PPL Corporation is currently in a long term downtrend where the price is trading 0.6% below its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 69.8% cheaper than other stocks from the Utilities sector with a price to sales ratio of 2.9.
PPL Corporation's total revenue sank by 1.3% to $2B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has dropped by 20.3% to $290M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow fell by 15.9% to $-402M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, PPL Corporation gets an overall score of 1/5.