NYSE:PPL - PPL Stock Price, News & Analysis

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

PPL declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.4125 per share on Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.65 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 9th. View PPL's Dividend History.

PPL Corp (NYSE:PPL) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.86 billion. PPL had a net margin of 22.97% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.55 EPS. View PPL's Earnings History.

PPL is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 7th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for PPL.

PPL updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Monday, September, 16th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.50-2.80 for the period.

10 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for PPL's shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $59.00. On average, they expect PPL's share price to reach $37.1111 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for PPL.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PPL in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for PPL.

News coverage about PPL stock has trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. PPL earned a media sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for PPL.

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PPL's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.31%), BlackRock Inc. (8.31%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.29%), Invesco Ltd. (3.61%), Zimmer Partners LP (2.38%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.34%). Company insiders that own PPL stock include Gregory N Dudkin, Joanne H Raphael, Paul W Thompson, Philip Swift, Victor A Staffieri, Vincent Sorgi and William H Spence. View Institutional Ownership Trends for PPL.

PPL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Zimmer Partners LP, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, United Services Automobile Association, Morgan Stanley, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. and Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC. Company insiders that have sold PPL company stock in the last year include Gregory N Dudkin, Joanne H Raphael, Paul W Thompson, Philip Swift and William H Spence. View Insider Buying and Selling for PPL.

PPL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Covalis Capital LLP, First Trust Advisors LP, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Invesco Ltd., Renaissance Technologies LLC and BlackRock Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for PPL.

Shares of PPL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of PPL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.54.

PPL has a market capitalization of $22.78 billion and generates $7.79 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $1.83 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.40 on an earnings per share basis. PPL employs 12,444 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About PPL.

The official website for PPL is http://www.pplweb.com/.

PPL's mailing address is TWO N NINTH ST, ALLENTOWN PA, 18101. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 610-774-5151 or via email at [email protected]