PPL Corporation, a utility holding company, delivers electricity and natural gas in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: U.K. Regulated, Kentucky Regulated, and Pennsylvania Regulated. It serves approximately 414,000 electric and 328,000 natural gas customers in Louisville and adjacent areas in Kentucky; 527,000 electric customers in central, southeastern, and western Kentucky; and 28,000 electric customers in 5 counties in southwestern Virginia.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Electric services
Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities
SectorUtilities
Phone610-774-5151
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$7.79 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees12,444
Next Earnings Date11/7/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
PPL (NYSE:PPL) Frequently Asked Questions
What is PPL's stock symbol?
PPL trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PPL."
How often does PPL pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for PPL?
PPL announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 10th will be given a dividend of $0.4125 per share on Monday, July 1st. This represents a $1.65 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 7th. View PPL's Dividend History.
How were PPL's earnings last quarter?
PPL Corp (NYSE:PPL) released its quarterly earnings data 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 analyst estimates of $1.86 billion. PPL had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 22.97%. PPL's quarterly revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.55 EPS. View PPL's Earnings History.
When is PPL's next earnings date?
What guidance has PPL issued on next quarter's earnings?
PPL issued an update on 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.
What price target have analysts set for PPL?
12 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for PPL's stock. Their predictions range from $28.00 to $59.00. On average, they anticipate PPL's share price to reach $36.0909 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for PPL.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation 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.
Has PPL been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about PPL stock have trended negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. PPL earned a news sentiment score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for PPL.
Who are some of PPL's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to PPL include Enel S.p.A. ADS (ENLAY), Dominion Energy (D), Southern (SO), American Electric Power (AEP), CLP (CLPHY), Edison International (EIX), Eversource Energy (ES), FirstEnergy (FE), DTE Energy (DTE), Entergy (ETR), Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNABY), Fortis (FTS), Avangrid (AGR), CENTRAIS ELETRI/S (EBR) and CenterPoint Energy (CNP).
What other stocks do shareholders of PPL own?
Who are PPL's key executives?
PPL's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. William H. Spence, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 62)
- Mr. Vincent Sorgi, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 47)
- Mr. Gregory N. Dudkin, Pres of PPL Electric Utilities Corp. (Age 61)
- Mr. Mark W. Brooks, VP & chief information security officer
- Mr. Joseph P. Bergstein Jr., VP of Investor Relations and Corp. Devel. & Planning (Age 48)
Who are PPL's major shareholders?
PPL's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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.
Which major investors are selling PPL stock?
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.
Which major investors are buying PPL stock?
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.
How do I buy shares of 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.
What is PPL's stock price today?
One share of PPL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.41.
How big of a company is PPL?
PPL has a market capitalization of $21.24 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.
What is PPL's official website?
How can I contact PPL?
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]
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