Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA Purchases 25,172 Shares of PPL Corporation $PPL

Key Points

• Roffman Miller Associates increased its stake in PPL by 7.8%, purchasing 25,172 shares in Q4 to hold 348,335 shares valued at about $12.2 million.
• Several analysts have raised price targets and ratings, leaving PPL with a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of $41.25.
• PPL raised its quarterly dividend to $0.285 (annualized $1.14, yield 2.9%) and set FY2026 EPS guidance of 1.900–1.980, despite a recent quarter that slightly missed EPS and revenue estimates.

Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA raised its position in shares of PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL - Free Report) by 7.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 348,335 shares of the utilities provider's stock after purchasing an additional 25,172 shares during the period. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA's holdings in PPL were worth $12,199,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. J.Safra Asset Management Corp bought a new position in shares of PPL in the third quarter worth $28,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates bought a new position in shares of PPL in the third quarter worth $30,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of PPL by 322.5% in the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 959 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 732 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of PPL by 293.8% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,071 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 799 shares during the period. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of PPL in the fourth quarter worth $48,000. 76.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on PPL from $41.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. UBS Group raised their price target on PPL from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Barclays raised their price target on PPL from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday. Mizuho raised their price target on PPL from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $42.00 price target on shares of PPL in a report on Friday, February 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $41.25.

PPL Price Performance

NYSE:PPL opened at $39.79 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.66. PPL Corporation has a 52-week low of $33.12 and a 52-week high of $39.84. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $37.62 and a 200 day moving average of $36.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.86.

PPL (NYSE:PPL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 20th. The utilities provider reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $2.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.34 billion. PPL had a net margin of 13.06% and a return on equity of 9.29%. PPL's quarterly revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.34 EPS. PPL has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-1.980 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that PPL Corporation will post 1.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PPL Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 10th were paid a dividend of $0.285 per share. This is a positive change from PPL's previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 10th. PPL's dividend payout ratio is 71.25%.

PPL Profile

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.

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