PPL Corp. Company Profile (NYSE:PPL)

About PPL Corp.

PPL Corporation (PPL) is a utility holding company. Through its subsidiaries, PPL delivers electricity to customers in the United Kingdom, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee; delivers natural gas to customers in Kentucky, and generates electricity from power plants in Kentucky. It operates through three segments: U.K. Regulated Segment, Kentucky Regulated Segment and Pennsylvania Regulated Segment. The U.K. Regulated Segment comprises PPL Global, which includes PPL WPD Limited and its subsidiaries' regulated electricity distribution operations, among others. The Kentucky Regulated segment consists of the operations of LG&E and KU Energy LLC, a subsidiary of PPL, which owns and operates regulated public utilities engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and distribution and sale of natural gas. The Pennsylvania Regulated segment consists of the operations of PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, which distributes and transmits electricity.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Utilities
Industry: Electric Utilities
Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: PPL
CUSIP: 69351T10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $34.82
50 Day Moving Average: $35.09
200 Day Moving Average: $37.08
52-Week Range: $32.18 - $39.92
Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.51
Foreward P/E Ratio: 15.97
P/E Growth: 6.16
Market Cap: $23.61B
Outstanding Shares: 678,094,000
Beta: 0.35

Profitability:

Net Margins: 23.56%
Return on Equity: 14.77%
Return on Assets: 3.79%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.84%
Current Ratio: 0.69%
Quick Ratio: 0.59%

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Consensus Ratings for PPL Corp. (NYSE:PPL) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	9 Hold Ratings, 2 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.18)
Consensus Price Target:	$37.65 (8.13% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for PPL Corp. (NYSE:PPL)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/14/2016	Wolfe Research	Upgrade	Market Perform -> Outperform
9/9/2016	Argus	Lower Price Target	Buy	$45.00 -> $41.00
8/10/2016	Jefferies Group	Lower Price Target	Hold	$38.00 -> $37.00
8/9/2016	Guggenheim	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
8/5/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$44.00
7/18/2016	Barclays PLC	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$43.00 -> $42.00
6/28/2016	Hilliard Lyons	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
4/18/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Reiterated Rating	Hold
2/8/2016	Evercore Partners Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Buy -> Hold	$36.00
2/8/2016	Evercore ISI	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$36.00
2/5/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Boost Price Target		$37.00 -> $38.00
1/14/2016	Macquarie	Boost Price Target		$31.50 -> $32.50
10/19/2015	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$33.00
6/2/2015	Tudor Pickering	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$38.00 -> $34.00

(Data available from 9/30/2014 forward)

Earnings History for PPL Corp. (NYSE:PPL)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/27/2016
8/9/2016	Q216	$0.53	$0.56	$1.80 billion	$1.79 billion	View	N/A
4/28/2016	Q116	$0.74	$0.67	$2.38 billion	$2.01 billion	View	Listen
2/4/2016	Q415	$0.44	$0.43	$1.60 billion	$1.78 billion	View	N/A
10/29/2015	Q315	$0.50	$0.51	$2.03 billion	$1.88 billion	View	Listen
8/3/2015	Q215	$0.47	$0.49	$1.94 billion	$1.78 billion	View	N/A
5/7/2015	Q115	$0.68	$0.77	$2.21 billion	$3.17 billion	View	N/A
2/5/2015	Q414	$0.51	$0.58	$3.48 billion	$4.02 billion	View	N/A
11/4/2014	Q314	$0.53	$0.54	$2.83 billion	$3.45 billion	View	N/A
7/31/2014	Q2	$0.44	$0.53	$2.78 billion	$2.87 billion	View	N/A
5/1/2014	Q114	$0.71	$0.80	$3.33 billion	$1.22 billion	View	N/A
2/6/2014	Q413	$0.50	$0.60	$2.44 million	$2.85 million	View	N/A
10/31/2013	Q313	$0.68	$0.66	$3.31 billion	$3.11 billion	View	N/A
8/1/2013	Q2 2013	$0.46	$0.49	$2.63 billion	$3.45 billion	View	N/A
5/2/2013	Q1 2013	$0.70	$0.71	$3.46 billion	$2.46 billion	View	N/A
2/14/2013	Q4 2012	$0.47	$0.49	$2.47 billion	$3.22 billion	View	N/A
11/8/2012	Q312	$0.67	$0.72	$3.05 billion	$2.40 billion	View	N/A
8/8/2012		$0.41	$0.51			View	N/A
5/4/2012		$0.67	$0.70			View	N/A
2/10/2012		$0.62	$0.70			View	N/A
11/3/2011		$0.69	$0.76			View	N/A
8/5/2011		$0.45	$0.45			View	N/A
5/5/2011		$0.73	$0.84			View	N/A
2/4/2011		$0.58	$0.83			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for PPL Corp. (NYSE:PPL)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.34 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.18 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	2	$0.70	$0.76	$0.73
Q2 2016	1	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50
Q3 2016	1	$0.55	$0.55	$0.55
Q4 2016	1	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for PPL Corp. (NYSE:PPL)

Annual Dividend:	$1.52
Dividend Yield:	4.37%
Dividend Growth:	1.50% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	58.69% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 64.96% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 69.72% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	4 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for PPL Corp. (NYSE:PPL)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/26/2016	quarterly	$0.38	4.35%	9/7/2016	9/9/2016	10/3/2016
5/25/2016	quarterly	$0.38	3.94%	6/8/2016	6/10/2016	7/1/2016
2/5/2016	quarterly	$0.38	4.2%	3/8/2016	3/10/2016	4/1/2016
11/20/2015	quarterly	$0.38	4.45%	12/8/2015	12/10/2015	1/4/2016
8/3/2015	quarterly	$0.38	4.79%	9/8/2015	9/10/2015	10/1/2015
5/20/2015	quarterly	$0.37	4.31%	6/8/2015	6/10/2015	7/1/2015
2/27/2015	quarterly	$0.37	4.46%	3/6/2015	3/10/2015	4/1/2015
11/21/2014	quarterly	$0.37	4.24%	12/8/2014	12/10/2014	1/2/2015
8/22/2014	quarterly	$0.37	4.34%	9/8/2014	9/10/2014	10/1/2014
5/21/2014	quarterly	$0.37	4.44%	6/6/2014	6/10/2014	7/1/2014
2/6/2014	quarterly	$0.37	4.92%	3/6/2014	3/10/2014	4/1/2014
11/22/2013	quarterly	$0.37	4.79%	12/6/2013	12/10/2013	1/2/2014
8/23/2013	quarterly	$0.37	4.8%	9/6/2013	9/10/2013	10/1/2013
5/15/2013	quarterly	$0.37	4.6%	6/6/2013	6/10/2013	7/1/2013
2/14/2013	quarterly	$0.37	4.83%	3/6/2013	3/8/2013	4/1/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for PPL Corp. (NYSE:PPL)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.42%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 69.52%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
7/11/2016	Robert A. Symons	Insider	Sell	13,901	$37.40	$519,897.40
7/8/2016	Joseph P. Bergstein, Jr.	VP	Sell	1,581	$37.06	$58,591.86
6/16/2016	Gregory N Dudkin	Insider	Sell	34,102	$38.84	$1,324,521.68
6/16/2016	Vincent Sorgi	CFO	Sell	10,400	$38.94	$404,976.00
6/16/2016	William H. Spence	CEO	Sell	156,224	$38.79	$6,059,928.96
1/26/2016	Joanne H Raphael	SVP	Sell	6,068	$33.91	$205,765.88
1/26/2016	Victor A Staffieri	Insider	Sell	16,907	$34.08	$576,190.56
1/25/2016	Gregory N. Dudkin	insider	Sell	8,007	$33.98	$272,077.86
1/25/2016	Joanne H. Raphael	SVP	Sell	5,825	$33.98	$197,933.50
12/23/2015	Gregory N. Dudkin	insider	Sell	121,557	$34.00	$4,132,938.00
9/21/2015	Robert A. Symons	insider	Sell	9,686	$31.13	$301,525.18
8/20/2015	Mark F. Wilten	VP	Sell	21,855	$33.75	$737,606.25
6/22/2015	Mark F Wilten	VP	Sell	1,526	$30.87	$47,107.62
2/3/2015	Robert D Gabbard	Insider	Sell	184,460	$36.00	$6,640,560.00
1/28/2015	Paul A Farr	Insider	Sell	7,178	$35.56	$255,249.68
1/28/2015	Robert J Grey	EVP	Sell	4,814	$35.56	$171,185.84
1/27/2015	Paul A Farr	Insider	Sell	22,914	$35.72	$818,488.08
1/27/2015	Robert J Grey	EVP	Sell	12,683	$35.56	$451,007.48
1/26/2015	Victor A Staffieri	Insider	Sell	118,710	$35.51	$4,215,392.10
1/21/2015	Gregory N Dudkin	Insider	Sell	55,630	$35.99	$2,002,123.70
1/5/2015	Gregory N Dudkin	Insider	Sell	28,840	$35.81	$1,032,760.40
11/5/2014	Mark F Wilten	VP	Sell	13,746	$35.44	$487,158.24
11/5/2014	Robert D Gabbard	Insider	Sell	11,704	$36.01	$421,461.04
11/5/2014	Robert J Grey	EVP	Sell	65,430	$36.00	$2,355,480.00
9/15/2014	Robert A Symons	Insider	Sell	7,287	$32.63	$237,774.81
8/25/2014	Mark F Wilten	VP	Sell	6,674	$34.44	$229,852.56
8/21/2014	Mark F Wilten	VP	Sell	3,472	$34.44	$119,575.68
5/30/2014	David G Decampli	Insider	Sell	39,793	$34.99	$1,392,357.07
5/7/2014	Rick Klingensmith	Insider	Sell	16,040	$34.50	$553,380.00
5/1/2014	Rick Klingensmith	Insider	Sell	50,350	$34.08	$1,715,928.00
5/1/2014	Vincent Sorgi	VP	Sell	1,500	$34.00	$51,000.00
5/1/2014	William Spence	CEO	Sell	21,857	$33.61	$734,613.77
4/17/2014	David Decampli	Insider	Sell	20,474	$33.49	$685,674.26
4/14/2014	David Decampli	Insider	Sell	20,813	$32.63	$679,128.19
3/31/2014	David Decampli	Insider	Sell	20,473	$33.02	$676,018.46
3/31/2014	Vincent Sorgi	VP	Sell	1,500	$33.00	$49,500.00
2/24/2014	Robert Grey	EVP	Sell	66,100	$32.06	$2,119,166.00
2/11/2014	Victor Staffieri	Insider	Sell	45,350	$31.06	$1,408,571.00
1/29/2014	Victor Staffieri	Insider	Sell	56,105	$30.05	$1,685,955.25
1/28/2014	David Decampli	Insider	Sell	8,765	$29.84	$261,547.60
1/28/2014	Paul Farr	CFO	Sell	25,424	$29.84	$758,652.16
1/28/2014	Robert Grey	EVP	Sell	14,631	$29.84	$436,589.04
1/28/2014	William Spence	CEO	Sell	12,039	$29.84	$359,243.76
10/7/2013	Paul Farr	CFO	Sell	3,568	$30.02	$107,111.36
8/6/2013	Paul Farr	CFO	Sell	3,097	$31.96	$98,980.12
3/25/2013	Paul A Farr	CFO	Sell	6,200	$30.15	$186,930.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

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Date	Headline
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