PPL (PPL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PPL Corporation is an energy company that owns and operates electric transmission and distribution infrastructure and provides related customer services. The company’s core business centers on delivering electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers through regulated utility operations, maintaining grid reliability, responding to outages and managing customer billing and account services.

PPL’s activities include construction and maintenance of distribution and transmission lines, meter and grid management, and programs to support energy efficiency and the interconnection of distributed resources. The company also invests in grid modernization initiatives—such as system hardening, automated outage restoration and technologies to accommodate renewables and distributed generation—to improve reliability and operational efficiency.

Headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, PPL traces its roots to the region’s legacy electric utilities and has focused operations serving customers primarily in the United States, with an emphasis on regions where it maintains regulated utility franchises. As a regulated utility provider, the company operates within state and federal regulatory frameworks that shape rates, capital investment and service obligations.

PPL is managed as a utility-focused enterprise that balances investment in infrastructure and customer service with regulatory oversight. Its operations are oriented toward delivering reliable electricity and supporting transition efforts in the energy sector while complying with applicable environmental and safety standards.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.47 to $37.00
• 50-Day Range: $36.65 to $39.79
• 52-Week Range: $33.12 to $40.10
• Volume: 7.12 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.59 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.98
• Dividend Yield: 3.10%
• Price Target: $42.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PPL Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PPL scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 41st out of 93 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PPL has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

PPL has a consensus price target of $42.00, representing about 14.2% upside from its current price of $36.77.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PPL has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 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 22.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PPL is 22.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 22.12.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PPL has a PEG Ratio of 2.52. 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 1.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.10% 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 6.35.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PPL has recently decreased by 4.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

PPL pays a meaningful dividend of 3.09%, 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 71.25%. 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: 0.66

News Sentiment

PPL has a news sentiment score of 0.66. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

27 people have searched for PPL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 59% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added PPL to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PPL insiders have not sold or bought any 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.

PPL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PPL shares performed this year?

PPL's stock was trading at $35.05 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, PPL stock has increased by 4.9% and is now trading at $36.7690.

How were PPL's earnings last quarter?

PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February, 20th. The utilities provider reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.01. PPL's revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does PPL have any subsidiaries?

PPL subsidiaries include these companies: Safari Energy, AES Ironwood, AES Prescott, CEP Reserves Inc., Kentucky Utilities Company, LG&E and KU Energy LLC, Louisville Gas and Electric Company, and more.

Who are PPL's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of PPL include Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.04%), BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S (0.01%), Ethos Financial Group LLC (0.01%) and Plimoth Trust Co. LLC. Insiders that own company stock include David J Bonenberger, Christine M Martin, Tadd J Henninger and John R Crockett III.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of PPL?

Shares of PPL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of PPL own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that PPL investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Verizon Communications (VZ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), AbbVie (ABBV), AT&T (T), ExxonMobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/20/2026
• Record date for 4/1 Dividend: 3/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend: 3/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/01/2026
• Today: 5/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/08/2026
• AGM 2026: 5/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• 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: $42.00
• High Price Target: $48.00
• Low Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.85
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.86
• P/E Growth: 2.52
• Net Income: $1.18 billion
• Net Margins: 13.06%
• Pretax Margin: 16.28%
• Return on Equity: 9.29%
• Return on Assets: 3.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.21
• Current Ratio: 0.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.06
• Cash Flow: $3.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.04
• Book Value: $19.81 per share
• Price / Book: 1.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 752,160,000
• Free Float: 749,608,000
• Market Cap: $27.66 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.60