Stocks to Watch: Equitrans Midstream Corporation (ETRN) and PPL Corporation (PPL) in the spotlight

The price of Equitrans Midstream Corporation (NYSE:ETRN) went up by $0.9 now trading at $21.04. The last few days have been rough for the stock, as its price has decreased by -0.75% during the week. It has also performed better over the past three months, as it added around 10.97% while it has so far retreated around 0% during the course of a year. The stock of ETRN recorded 5.09% uptrend from the beginning of this year till date. The 12-month potential price target for Equitrans Midstream Corporation is set at $24.11. This target means that the stock has an upside potential to increase by 14.59% from the current trading price.

53 institutions entered new Equitrans Midstream Corporation (NYSE:ETRN) positions, 153 added to their existing positions in these shares, 256 lowered their positions, and 147 exited their positions entirely.

Equitrans Midstream Corporation (ETRN) trade volume has decreased by -15.72% as around 1,513,718 shares were sold when compared with its 50-day average volume of traded shares which is 1,796,010. At the moment, ETRN is witnessing a downtrend, as it is trading -0.84% below its 20-day SMA, 2.33% above its 50-day SMA, and 2.5% above its 200-day SMA. The company runs an ROE of roughly 0%, with financial analysts predicting that their earnings per share growth will be around 27.8% per annum for the next five year. This will be compared to the 0% decrease witnessed over the past five years.

The first technical resistance point for Equitrans Midstream Corporation (NYSE:ETRN) will likely come at $21.39, marking a 1.64% premium to the current level. The second resistance point is at $21.75, about 3.26% premium to its current market price. On the other hand, inability to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $19.65, the lower end of the range. ETRN’s 14-day MACD is -0.46 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 14-day RSI (relative strength index) score is 50.75, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the stock stands at 28.78 percent, which is high when compared to that of the 50-day’s 26.17 percent.

The shares of PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) has increased by 2.58%, and now trading at $31.04 on the Wall Street in the intra-day deal, with their shares traded now around 3,327,565. This is a decline of -977,895 shares over the average 4,305,460 shares that were traded daily over the last three months. The stock that is trading at $31.04 went higher by 22.69% from its 52-week low of $25.3 that it attained back on 2018-06-07. The stock recorded a 52-week high of $32.88 nearly 59 days ago on 2019-03-15.

PPL stock hasn’t performed well over the past 30 days, as it lost -2.21% while its price climbed by 9.57% year-to-date (YTD). Looking at the last few days, it has been tough for the stock, as it tumbled -0.58% over the last week. The stock’s 12-month potential target price is now at $32.17. This means that the stock price might likely increase by 3.64% from its current trading price. 4 out of 14 Wall Street analysts which represents 28.57% rated the stock as a buy while the remaining 57.14% rated it as a hold, with 14.29% of analysts rating it as a sell.

PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) has been utilizing an ROE that is roughly 15.7%, with stock analysts predicting that the company’s EPS for the next five years will go up by 0.59% per year, following the 4.5% raise that was witnessed during the past five years. The stock at the moment is on a uptrend, trading 0.01% above its 20-day SMA, -2.13% below its 50-day SMA, and 1.81% above its 200-day SMA. In percentage terms, the aggregate PPL Corporation shares held by institutional investors is 76.3%. 79 institutions jumped in to acquire PPL Corporation (PPL) fresh stake, 415 added to their current holdings in these shares, 348 lowered their positions, and 66 left no stake in the company.

The stock’s 9-day MACD is -0.32 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 9-day RSI score is 51.49, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the shares stand at 18.82 percent, which is more when compared to that of the 50-day’s 14.56 percent. On the daily chart, we see that the stock could reach the first level of resistance at $31.3, sporting a 0.83% premium to the current level. The next resistance point is at $31.57, representing nearly 1.68% premium to the current market price of PPL Corporation (PPL). On the other hand, failure to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $29.99, the lower end of the range.

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