PPL - PPL Stock Forecast, Price & News

10 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PPL in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" PPL shares.
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10 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for PPL's shares. Their PPL share price forecasts range from $28.00 to $34.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $30.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.5% from the stock's current price.
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PPL's stock was trading at $30.06 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PPL stock has decreased by 13.6% and is now trading at $25.96.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 3rd 2022.
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PPL Co. (NYSE:PPL) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 3rd. The utilities provider reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.01. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.43 billion. PPL had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.90% and a net margin of 11.32%.

PPL announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 9th will be given a dividend of $0.225 per share on Monday, October 3rd. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.47%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 8th.
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PPL (NYSE:PPL) pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.32%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 22 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 91.84%. 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 56.60% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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PPL issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 10th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.40-$1.55 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.42. 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 $25.96.

PPL (NYSE:PPL) has a market capitalization of $19.11 billion and generates $5.78 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $-1,480,000,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.98 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 5,607 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.