PPL (PPL) Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PPL in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" PPL shares.
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6 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for PPL's stock. Their PPL share price forecasts range from $26.00 to $34.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $30.14 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 28.7% from the stock's current price.
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PPL's stock was trading at $29.22 at the start of the year. Since then, PPL stock has decreased by 19.8% and is now trading at $23.43.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, November 3rd 2023.
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PPL Co. (NYSE:PPL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August, 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.03. The utilities provider earned $1.82 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.27 billion. PPL had a net margin of 8.79% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.75%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.30 EPS.
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PPL declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share on Monday, October 2nd. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.10%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 7th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of PPL (NYSE:PPL) stock in their portfolio include Global X MSCI Pakistan ETF (PAK), Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (RYU), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (RSPU), First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF (ECLN), First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU), First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP) and Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU).

PPL (NYSE:PPL) pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.01%. PPL has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 92.31%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, PPL will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.81% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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PPL updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Monday, August, 7th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.50-$1.65 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.58. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

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PPL trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PPL."

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One share of PPL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $23.43.

PPL (NYSE:PPL) has a market capitalization of $17.27 billion and generates $7.90 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $756 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.04 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,527 workers across the globe.

PPL's mailing address is TWO N NINTH ST, ALLENTOWN PA, 18101. The official website for the company is www.pplweb.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (610) 774-5151, via email at invrel@pplweb.com, or via fax at 610-774-5106.