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PPL (PPL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$35.54 -0.16 (-0.46%)
Closing price 07/30/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$35.51 -0.03 (-0.08%)
As of 07/30/2026 07:34 PM Eastern
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About PPL Stock (NYSE:PPL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$35.12
$35.89
50-Day Range
$34.56
$37.06
52-Week Range
$33.17
$40.10
Volume
6.70 million shs
Average Volume
7.06 million shs
Market Capitalization
$26.74 billion
P/E Ratio
21.67
Dividend Yield
3.21%
Price Target
$41.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

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.

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PPL Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

PPL MarketRank™: 

PPL scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    PPL has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    PPL has a consensus price target of $41.67, representing about 17.2% upside from its current price of $35.54.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    PPL has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about PPL's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for PPL are expected to grow by 8.76% in the coming year, from $1.94 to $2.11 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of PPL is 21.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.64.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of PPL is 21.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 19.80.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    PPL has a PEG Ratio of 2.44. 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 1.79. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about PPL's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.41% 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 5.62.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in PPL has recently increased by 8.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    PPL pays a meaningful dividend of 3.19%, 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 69.51%. 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.

  • Read more about PPL's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    PPL has a news sentiment score of -0.14. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for PPL this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    25 people have searched for PPL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 56% 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 -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about PPL's insider trading history.
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PPL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

PPL's stock was trading at $35.05 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, PPL stock has increased by 1.4% and is now trading at $35.5370.

PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May, 8th. The utilities provider reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.02. PPL's revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of PPL: 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.

Top institutional shareholders of PPL include First Bank & Trust (0.01%), GAMMA Investing LLC, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC and Versant Capital Management Inc. Insiders that own company stock include Ashley F Johnson, David J Bonenberger, Christine M Martin, Tadd J Henninger and John R Crockett III.
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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.

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
5/08/2026
Record date for 7/1 Dividend
6/10/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend
6/10/2026
Dividend Payable
7/01/2026
Today
7/30/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2026
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
Employees
6,546
Year Founded
1920

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$48.00
Low Price Target
$37.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.77
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.64
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.67
Forward P/E Ratio
18.32
P/E Growth
2.44
Net Income
$1.18 billion
Net Margins
13.09%
Pretax Margin
16.28%
Return on Equity
9.41%
Return on Assets
3.10%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.27
Current Ratio
1.00
Quick Ratio
0.88

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$9.04 billion
Price / Sales
2.96
Cash Flow
$3.66 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.72
Book Value
$19.81 per share
Price / Book
1.79

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
752,350,000
Free Float
749,792,000
Market Cap
$26.74 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.57

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This page (NYSE:PPL) was last updated on 7/31/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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