PPLIPeople Incorporated

$40.88+13% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though a crowded short (+15% of shares).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +2% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest15% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

A crowded short, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How PPLI is trading

People Incorporated is +13% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 5.4 points behind the market.

+13%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
+1.8%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
68

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
12%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$31.52 – $46.51 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$40.88
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
+8.9%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+13%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
−62%
vs 50-day average$39.63
+3.1%
52-week high
$46.51
52-week low
$31.52
Annualised volatility
37%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+4.6%
2025+10%
2024−18%
2023+18%
2022−66%
2021+3.8%
2020+132%
2019+36%
2018+50%
2017+89%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+6.9%
Feb107 of 10+1.3%
Mar102 of 10−3.6%
Apr107 of 10+4.1%
May107 of 10+5.7%
Jun103 of 10+0.39%
Jul117 of 11+3.9%
Aug115 of 11+0.39%
Sep115 of 11−2.2%
Oct115 of 11−1.9%
Nov105 of 10+2.4%
Dec105 of 10+3.6%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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