PPL Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:PPL)

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

PPL announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 23rd. Shareholders 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 yield of 5.09%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 9th. View PPL's Dividend History.

PPL Corp (NYSE:PPL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.02. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.86 billion. PPL had a net margin of 22.97% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $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 issued an update on 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 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for PPL's stock. Their predictions range from $28.00 to $59.00. On average, they expect PPL's share price to reach $37.11 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.5% 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.

Media coverage about PPL stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring 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 five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. PPL earned a coverage optimism score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company'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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA (0.09%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.07%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.04%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.04%). 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 DNB Asset Management AS, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, SevenBridge Financial Group LLC, Denali Advisors LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Hennessy Advisors Inc. and Exane Derivatives. 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Reilly Financial Advisors LLC, Boenning & Scattergood Inc., Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC, Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc., Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc. and Marino Stram & Associates LLC. 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 $32.41.

PPL has a market capitalization of $23.41 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]