NYSE:PPL PPL (PPL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $33.02 -0.32 (-0.96%) Closing price 09/21/2026 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.04 +0.02 (+0.08%) As of 07:31 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About PPL Stock (NYSE:PPL) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get PPL alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$33.00▼$33.4150-Day Range$33.02▼$36.4152-Week Range$32.99▼$40.10Volume4.11 million shsAverage Volume6.81 million shsMarket Capitalization$24.85 billionP/E Ratio19.54Dividend Yield3.45%Price Target$40.31Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) is an energy and utility holding company headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Through its regulated utility subsidiaries, the company delivers electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers, while also operating and maintaining generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure. PPL’s Pennsylvania operations are conducted through PPL Electric Utilities, which provides electric delivery service across much of central and eastern Pennsylvania. In Kentucky, Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities serve customers with electric and natural gas services. PPL also operates Rhode Island Energy, the state’s primary electric and natural gas utility, following its acquisition of the Narragansett Electric Company in 2022. The company traces its history to the formation of Pennsylvania Power & Light in 1920. PPL has focused increasingly on regulated utility operations after previously owning businesses involved in competitive power generation and international utility markets. Vincent Sorgi serves as PPL Corporation’s president and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More PPL Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks90th Percentile Overall ScorePPL MarketRank™: PPL scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd 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 Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingPPL has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialPPL has a consensus price target of $40.31, representing about 22.1% upside from its current price of $33.02.Amount of Analyst CoveragePPL has been the subject of 9 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 and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.21% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of PPL is 19.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.04.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of PPL is 19.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.11.Price to Earnings Growth RatioPPL has a PEG Ratio of 3.26. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPPL has a P/B Ratio of 1.67. 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. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.98% of the float of PPL has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPPL has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.75.Change versus previous monthShort interest in PPL has recently increased by 1.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldPPL pays a meaningful dividend of 3.42%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthPPL has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of PPL is 67.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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 and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.16 News SentimentPPL has a news sentiment score of 0.16. 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 0.62 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for PPL this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 8 people have searched for PPL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -62% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added PPL to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.4 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 Insiders0.34% of the stock of PPL is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions76.99% 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. Receive PPL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for PPL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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PPL Stock News HeadlinesPPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages4 hours ago | americanbankingnews.comMorgan Stanley Adjusts PPL Price Target to $39 From $42, Maintains Overweight RatingSeptember 18, 2026 | marketscreener.comMElon Musk’s One Stock Retirement PlanJeff Brown picked Nvidia in 2016, before it surged 37,000 percent. Now he's tracking a small AI company he says is the same size Nvidia was a decade ago. The company holds 150 patents protecting its core technology, and Brown believes Elon Musk could soon drive major demand for it. A key catalyst is set for November 11.September 22 at 1:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Is PPL Corporation Stock Underperforming the Dow?September 17, 2026 | barchart.comRBC Capital initiates coverage of PPL Corporation - debt at sector performSeptember 16, 2026 | msn.comPPL Electric Proposes New Customer Protection Transmission Rider, Building on its Existing Customer Protection FrameworkSeptember 14, 2026 | prnewswire.comPPL Corp.’s (PPL) Guidance Holds Steady Amid A Data Center Gold RushSeptember 3, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comPPL Corp.’s (PPL) Guidance Holds Steady Amid A Data Center Gold RushSeptember 2, 2026 | insidermonkey.comSee More Headlines 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 decreased by 5.8% and is now trading at $33.02. How were PPL's earnings last quarter? PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.01. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does PPL have any subsidiaries? 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 others. Who are PPL's major shareholders? PPL's top institutional shareholders include Legal & General Group Plc (0.68%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.59%), Energy Income Partners LLC (0.52%) and UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (0.42%). Insiders that own company stock include Ashley F Johnson, 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 Record date for 7/1 Dividend6/10/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend6/10/2026Dividend Payable7/01/2026Last Earnings8/07/2026Record date for 10/1 Dividend9/10/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend9/10/2026Today9/22/2026Dividend Payable10/01/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (1w+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 For the last 7 days, PPL's financial health has been in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Electric Utilities Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:PPL CIK922224 Webwww.pplweb.com Phone(610) 774-5151Fax610-774-5106Employees6,546Year Founded1920Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for PPL$40.31 High Price Target$45.00 Low Price Target$35.00 Potential Upside/Downside+22.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.71 Research Coverage14 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.69 Trailing P/E Ratio19.54 Forward P/E Ratio16.93 P/E Growth3.26Net Income$1.18 billion Net Margins13.47% Pretax Margin16.73% Return on Equity9.33% Return on Assets3.05% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.32 Current Ratio0.91 Quick Ratio0.73 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$9.04 billion Price / Sales2.75 Cash Flow$3.64 per share Price / Cash Flow9.08 Book Value$19.81 per share Price / Book1.67Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares752,540,000Free Float749,986,000Market Cap$24.85 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.57 Social Links The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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