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PPL vs American Water Works
Over the past year PPL returned −2.1% and AWK returned +14.6%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.56.
PPL −2.1% AWK +14.6%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | PPL | AWK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $35.65 | $144.37 |
| Market cap | $26.83B | $28.74B |
| Today | +0.06% | +1.52% |
| 1 month | +8.8% | +12.9% |
| 6 months | −5.2% | +13.3% |
| Year to date | +1.8% | +10.6% |
| 1 year | −2.3% | +11.0% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| Gross margin | 71.7% | 100.0% |
| Net margin | 10.9% | 25.6% |
| P/E (TTM) | 21.2× | 25.3× |
| Price / sales | 2.9× | 5.4× |
| Net cash | -$20.19B | -$16.36B |
| Dividend yield | 3.20% | 2.48% |
| Volatility (60d) | 17.4% | 21.2% |
| Short % of float | 4.7% | 7.1% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).