NYSE:PPL PPL Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding PPL Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $26.51 +0.44 (+1.69 %) (As of 09/25/2020 03:57 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$25.85Now: $26.51▼$26.5950-Day Range$25.91MA: $27.78▼$29.0552-Week Range$18.12Now: $26.51▼$36.83Volume169,682 shsAverage Volume5.81 million shsMarket Capitalization$20.38 billionP/E Ratio11.53Dividend Yield6.41%Beta0.74 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media 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. The company also provides electric delivery services to approximately 1.4 million customers in Pennsylvania; operates electricity distribution networks in the United Kingdom; generates electricity from coal, gas, hydro, and solar sources in Kentucky; and sells wholesale electricity to 10 municipalities in Kentucky. PPL Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 4.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingPPL has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $35.80, PPL has a forecasted upside of 35.1% from its current price of $26.49.Amount of Analyst CoveragePPL has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.3 Community Rank Outperform VotesPPL has received 526 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesPPL has received 594 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentPPL has received 53.04% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about PPL and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe PPL will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe PPL will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipPPL is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.41%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthPPL has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of PPL is 67.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, PPL will have a dividend payout ratio of 80.19% in the coming year. This indicates that PPL may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, PPL insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.20% of the stock of PPL is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions66.64% of the stock of PPL is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for PPL are expected to decrease by -14.11% in the coming year, from $2.41 to $2.07 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of PPL is 11.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.26.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of PPL is 11.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.04.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPPL has a P/B Ratio of 1.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.2Community Rank: 2.3Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.42 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Electric services Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities SectorUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:PPL Previous Symbol CUSIP69351T10 CIK922224 Webwww.pplweb.com Phone610-774-5151Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.62 Current Ratio0.63 Quick Ratio0.57Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio11.53 Forward P/E Ratio11.00 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$7.77 billion Price / Sales2.62 Cash Flow$4.11 per share Price / Cash Flow6.45 Book Value$17.97 per share Price / Book1.48Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.45 Net Income$1.75 billion Net Margins24.52% Return on Equity14.20% Return on Assets3.97%Miscellaneous Employees12,280 Outstanding Shares768,784,000Market Cap$20.38 billion Next Earnings Date11/3/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $26.51 +0.44 (+1.69 %) (As of 09/25/2020 03:57 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive PPL News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for PPL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. PPL (NYSE:PPL) Frequently Asked Questions How has PPL's stock been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)? PPL's stock was trading at $29.25 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PPL stock has decreased by 9.4% and is now trading at $26.51. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of PPL? 16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PPL in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for PPL. When is PPL's next earnings date? PPL is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for PPL. How were PPL's earnings last quarter? PPL Corp (NYSE:PPL) posted its earnings results on Monday, August, 10th. The utilities provider reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.89 billion. PPL had a return on equity of 14.20% and a net margin of 24.52%. PPL's revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.58 earnings per share. View PPL's earnings history. How often does PPL pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for PPL? PPL announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be given a dividend of $0.415 per share on Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $1.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.26%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 9th. View PPL's dividend history. What guidance has PPL issued on next quarter's earnings? PPL updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Monday, August, 10th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.40-2.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.42. What price target have analysts set for PPL? 16 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for PPL's shares. Their forecasts range from $26.50 to $54.00. On average, they expect PPL's share price to reach $35.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 35.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for PPL. Are investors shorting PPL? PPL saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,040,000 shares, a decline of 11.8% from the August 15th total of 17,050,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,340,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days. View PPL's Short Interest. Who are some of PPL's key competitors? Some companies that are related to PPL include NextEra Energy (NEE), Duke Energy (DUK), Southern (SO), American Electric Power (AEP), Xcel Energy (XEL), Exelon (EXC), Eversource Energy (ES), Edison International (EIX), Entergy (ETR), FirstEnergy (FE), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE) and PNM Resources (PNM). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of PPL own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other PPL investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Intel (INTC), AbbVie (ABBV), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Chevron (CVX) and IBM (IBM). Who are PPL's key executives? PPL's management team includes the following 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 officerMr. Joseph P. Bergstein Jr., VP of Investor Relations and Corp. Devel. & Planning (Age 48) What is PPL's stock symbol? PPL trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PPL." Who are PPL's major shareholders? PPL's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.74%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (3.58%), FMR LLC (2.41%), Federated Hermes Inc. (1.39%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.93%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.70%). Company insiders that own PPL stock include Gregory N Dudkin, Joanne H Raphael, Paul W Thompson, Philip Swift, 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 Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Federated Hermes Inc., FMR LLC, Strs Ohio, Raymond James & Associates, First Trust Advisors LP, and SG Americas Securities LLC. Company insiders that have sold PPL company stock in the last year include Gregory N Dudkin, Joanne H Raphael, Vincent Sorgi, and William H Spence. View insider buying and selling activity for PPL. Which major investors are buying PPL stock? PPL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Prudential Financial Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Assetmark Inc., Prudential PLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Electron Capital Partners LLC, Mondrian Investment Partners LTD, and Macquarie Group Ltd.. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is PPL's stock price today? One share of PPL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.51. How big of a company is PPL? PPL has a market capitalization of $20.38 billion and generates $7.77 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $1.75 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.45 on an earnings per share basis. PPL employs 12,280 workers across the globe. What is PPL's official website? The official website for PPL is www.pplweb.com. How can I contact PPL? PPL's mailing address is TWO N NINTH ST, ALLENTOWN PA, 18101. 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