PPL (PPL) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider

In the latest close session, PPL (PPL) was up +1.78% at $34.38. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.38%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.24%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.24%. Coming into today, shares of the energy and utility holding company had gained 0.78% in the past month. In that same time, the Utilities sector gained 0.15%, while the S&P 500 gained 6.6%. The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of PPL in its forthcoming earnings report. O ...