PPL (PPL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) is an energy holding company that owns and operates regulated electric and natural gas utilities in the United States. Its businesses deliver electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers, while also operating and maintaining the infrastructure needed to support reliable energy service.

PPL’s principal subsidiaries include PPL Electric Utilities, which serves customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania; Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities, which provide electric and natural gas service in Kentucky; and Rhode Island Energy, which supplies electricity and natural gas to customers across Rhode Island. The company’s operations include power generation, electricity transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution, grid modernization, and related energy services.

Founded in 1920 as Pennsylvania Power & Light, PPL has developed from a Pennsylvania utility into a multi-state regulated energy company. The company is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Vincent Sorgi.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.78 to $33.22
• 50-Day Range: $31.99 to $36.41
• 52-Week Range: $31.56 to $40.10
• Volume: 6.39 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.92 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $24.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.41
• Dividend Yield: 3.47%
• Price Target: $40.21
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PPL Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PPL scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PPL has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

PPL has a consensus price target of $40.21, representing about 22.6% upside from its current price of $32.81.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PPL has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.21%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PPL are expected to grow by 8.21% in the coming year, from $1.95 to $2.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PPL is 19.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PPL is 19.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PPL has a PEG Ratio of 3.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PPL has a P/B Ratio of 1.66. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.73% of the float of PPL has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PPL has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.84.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PPL has recently decreased by 5.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

PPL pays a meaningful dividend of 3.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

PPL has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PPL is 67.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, PPL will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.03% next year. This indicates that PPL will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

PPL has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for PPL this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for PPL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added PPL to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PPL insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,702,176.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.34% of the stock of PPL is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.99% of the stock of PPL is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PPL
• CIK: 922224
• Web: www.pplweb.com
• Phone: (610) 774-5151
• Fax: 610-774-5106
• Employees: 6,546
• Year Founded: 1920

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PPL: $40.21
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.82
• P/E Growth: 3.2
• Net Income: $1.18 billion
• Net Margins: 13.47%
• Pretax Margin: 16.73%
• Return on Equity: 9.33%
• Return on Assets: 3.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.32
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.63
• Cash Flow: $3.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.92
• Book Value: $19.81 per share
• Price / Book: 1.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 752,545,000
• Free Float: 749,986,000
• Market Cap: $24.69 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.56