PPL (PPL) Competitors $35.99 -0.17 (-0.47%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.04 +0.05 (+0.15%) As of 05:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PPL vs. LNT, AEE, CMS, DTE, DUK, ED, ETR, NI, OGE, and SOShould you be buying PPL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PPL include Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), Consolidated Edison (ED), Entergy (ETR), NiSource (NI), OGE Energy (OGE), and Southern (SO). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. PPL vs. Its Competitors Alliant Energy Ameren CMS Energy DTE Energy Duke Energy Consolidated Edison Entergy NiSource OGE Energy Southern Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and PPL (NYSE:PPL) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, LNT or PPL? Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PPL has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend LNT or PPL? Alliant Energy currently has a consensus target price of $65.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.19%. PPL has a consensus target price of $36.70, suggesting a potential upside of 1.97%. Given PPL's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PPL is more favorable than Alliant Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alliant Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30PPL 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.10 Is LNT or PPL more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 20.07% compared to PPL's net margin of 11.22%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 12.25% beat PPL's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alliant Energy20.07% 12.25% 3.75% PPL 11.22%8.81%3.02% Is LNT or PPL a better dividend stock? Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. PPL pays an annual dividend of $1.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Alliant Energy pays out 62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PPL pays out 81.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and PPL has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Alliant Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LNT or PPL? 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of PPL shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of PPL shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, LNT or PPL? PPL has higher revenue and earnings than Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PPL, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlliant Energy$3.98B4.18$690M$3.2419.98PPL$8.46B3.15$888M$1.3426.86 Does the media prefer LNT or PPL? In the previous week, PPL had 4 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for PPL and 22 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat PPL's score of 1.07 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alliant Energy 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive PPL 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAlliant Energy beats PPL on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PPL News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PPL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PPL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPPLUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$26.62B$25.30B$16.47B$21.50BDividend Yield3.01%3.61%5.32%3.49%P/E Ratio26.8619.4952.6829.84Price / Sales3.154.1929.7151.75Price / Cash10.249.0819.3318.13Price / Book1.892.312.234.65Net Income$888M$1.43B$752.30M$999.94M7 Day Performance0.91%4.25%1.79%0.79%1 Month Performance-1.48%1.26%1.36%4.54%1 Year Performance10.87%12.14%223.63%16.76% PPL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPLPPL3.6456 of 5 stars$35.99-0.5%$36.70+2.0%+11.4%$26.62B$8.46B26.866,653Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionLNTAlliant Energy3.895 of 5 stars$64.05-0.9%$65.50+2.3%+8.7%$16.46B$3.98B19.772,998Positive NewsAEEAmeren4.5834 of 5 stars$99.99-0.6%$102.80+2.8%+20.0%$27.04B$7.62B21.988,981Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy4.0857 of 5 stars$70.69-1.2%$77.25+9.3%+2.2%$21.16B$7.52B20.918,324DTEDTE Energy4.5159 of 5 stars$134.66-1.4%$143.38+6.5%+8.6%$27.95B$12.46B19.389,500Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeDUKDuke Energy4.6332 of 5 stars$120.21-0.3%$130.62+8.7%+4.0%$93.47B$30.36B19.5526,413Positive NewsEDConsolidated Edison4.7146 of 5 stars$96.64-1.4%$105.82+9.5%-6.7%$34.85B$15.26B17.5415,097Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionETREntergy4.6354 of 5 stars$86.75-1.1%$89.87+3.6%+42.1%$38.72B$11.88B21.6112,267Positive NewsNINiSource4.6447 of 5 stars$40.24-0.2%$43.11+7.1%+20.4%$18.95B$5.46B21.407,746Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy3.9033 of 5 stars$43.44-1.6%$46.80+7.7%+8.6%$8.75B$2.99B17.802,291News CoveragePositive NewsSOSouthern4.1764 of 5 stars$90.91-0.9%$94.92+4.4%+3.2%$100.01B$26.72B23.3728,600Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LNT Competitors AEE Competitors CMS Competitors DTE Competitors DUK Competitors ED Competitors ETR Competitors NI Competitors OGE Competitors SO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PPL) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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