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PPL (PPL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$35.63 -0.06 (-0.17%)
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About PPL Stock (NYSE:PPL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$35.50
$36.04
50-Day Range
$33.42
$36.80
52-Week Range
$29.97
$36.99
Volume
5.29 million shs
Average Volume
5.42 million shs
Market Capitalization
$26.34 billion
P/E Ratio
26.39
Dividend Yield
3.06%
Price Target
$36.70
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

PPL Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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66th Percentile Overall Score

PPL MarketRank™: 

PPL scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 63rd out of 99 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.10, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    PPL has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for PPL are expected to grow by 7.65% in the coming year, from $1.83 to $1.97 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of PPL is 26.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.14.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of PPL is 26.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 19.93.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    PPL has a PEG Ratio of 2.59. 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 1.87. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.21% 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 4.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in PPL has recently decreased by 8.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    PPL pays a meaningful dividend of 3.01%, 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 80.74%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, PPL will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.33% next year. This indicates that PPL will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about PPL's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.21% 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 4.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in PPL has recently decreased by 8.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    PPL has a news sentiment score of 0.55. 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 0.77 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for PPL this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 33 people have searched for PPL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -3% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 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 $139,447.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.28% 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 $32.46 at the start of the year. Since then, PPL shares have increased by 9.8% and is now trading at $35.63.

PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.05. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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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 others.

PPL's top institutional investors include Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.04%), NBC Securities Inc. (0.01%) and TD Private Client Wealth LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Vincent Sorgi, David J Bonenberger, Christine M Martin, Joseph P Bergstein Jr, Tadd J Henninger and John R Crockett III.
View institutional ownership trends
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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), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/1 Dividend
6/10/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend
6/10/2025
Dividend Payable
7/01/2025
Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Today
8/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Electric Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:PPL
CIK
922224
Employees
6,653
Year Founded
1920

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$40.00
Low Price Target
$35.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.10
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.35
Trailing P/E Ratio
26.39
Forward P/E Ratio
19.47
P/E Growth
2.59
Net Income
$888 million
Net Margins
11.49%
Pretax Margin
14.36%
Return on Equity
9.14%
Return on Assets
3.17%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.11
Current Ratio
0.81
Quick Ratio
0.68

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$8.66 billion
Price / Sales
3.04
Cash Flow
$3.49 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.20
Book Value
$19.08 per share
Price / Book
1.87

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
739,264,000
Free Float
737,194,000
Market Cap
$26.34 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.64

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This page (NYSE:PPL) was last updated on 8/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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