NYSE:PPL - PPL Stock Price, News & Analysis

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

PPL announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 14th. Investors of record on Monday, June 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.4125 per share on Monday, July 1st. This represents a $1.65 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.59%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 7th. View PPL's Dividend History.

PPL Corp (NYSE:PPL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. The utilities provider earned $1.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.86 billion. PPL had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 22.97%. The company's revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.55 earnings per share. 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 Tuesday, August, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.50-2.80 for the period.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for PPL's shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $59.00. On average, they expect PPL's stock price to reach $36.0909 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 22.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for PPL.

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

News headlines about PPL stock have been trending positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. PPL earned a news impact score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for PPL.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other PPL investors own include AT&T (T), Conatus Pharmaceuticals (CNAT), Verizon Communications (VZ), Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), General Electric (GE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Pfizer (PFE), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Duke Energy (DUK).

PPL's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.31%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.29%), Invesco Ltd. (3.61%), Zimmer Partners LP (2.38%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.34%) and Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (1.95%). 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 purchased 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of PPL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.53.

PPL has a market capitalization of $21.33 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]