PPL (PPL) Competitors $36.59 +0.01 (+0.02%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.68 +0.09 (+0.26%) As of 07/25/2025 08:00 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. AEP, LNT, AEE, CMS, DTE, DUK, ED, ETR, NI, and OGEShould you be buying PPL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PPL include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), Consolidated Edison (ED), Entergy (ETR), NiSource (NI), and OGE Energy (OGE). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. PPL vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Alliant Energy Ameren CMS Energy DTE Energy Duke Energy Consolidated Edison Entergy NiSource OGE Energy PPL (NYSE:PPL) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PPL or AEP? American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than PPL. American Electric Power 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 RatioPPL$8.66B3.12$888M$1.3527.10American Electric Power$20.16B2.91$2.97B$5.1921.15 Does the media refer more to PPL or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 10 more articles in the media than PPL. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for American Electric Power and 17 mentions for PPL. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat PPL's score of 0.62 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PPL 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Electric Power 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PPL or AEP a better dividend stock? PPL pays an annual dividend of $1.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. PPL pays out 80.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Electric Power pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PPL has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is PPL or AEP more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 13.73% compared to PPL's net margin of 11.49%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.68% beat PPL's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PPL11.49% 9.14% 3.17% American Electric Power 13.73%11.68%3.08% Do analysts recommend PPL or AEP? PPL currently has a consensus target price of $36.70, indicating a potential upside of 0.30%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $108.31, indicating a potential downside of 1.35%. Given PPL's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PPL is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PPL 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.10American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 Do institutionals and insiders believe in PPL or AEP? 77.0% of PPL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of PPL shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, PPL or AEP? PPL has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPPL and American Electric Power tied by winning 10 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PPL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$27.04B$24.97B$16.14B$21.10BDividend Yield2.99%3.70%5.31%3.59%P/E Ratio27.1034.8620.3628.44Price / Sales3.124.23207.9458.59Price / Cash10.358.9219.0922.92Price / Book1.922.262.164.69Net Income$888M$1.43B$751.46M$995.51M7 Day Performance1.69%1.95%0.90%1.65%1 Month Performance8.77%3.29%22.52%4.54%1 Year Performance24.28%19.16%174.89%9.99% PPL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPLPPL2.5904 of 5 stars$36.59+0.0%$36.70+0.3%+25.2%$27.04B$8.66B27.106,653Upcoming EarningsAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3387 of 5 stars$108.54+1.1%$108.31-0.2%+14.6%$57.98B$19.72B20.9116,330News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementLNTAlliant Energy4.1559 of 5 stars$64.56+0.7%$64.23-0.5%+16.3%$16.58B$3.98B22.262,998Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAEEAmeren4.2229 of 5 stars$99.29+0.6%$101.36+2.1%+29.1%$26.84B$7.62B22.018,981Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionCMSCMS Energy3.9842 of 5 stars$72.22+0.4%$77.00+6.6%+15.2%$21.60B$7.52B21.438,324Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastDTEDTE Energy4.6612 of 5 stars$137.81+0.4%$141.53+2.7%+18.0%$28.60B$12.46B18.629,500Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDUKDuke Energy4.4829 of 5 stars$119.77+1.1%$127.25+6.2%+11.5%$93.09B$30.36B19.8626,413Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionEDConsolidated Edison4.5648 of 5 stars$102.05+1.0%$105.09+3.0%+6.6%$36.77B$15.77B18.8615,097Positive NewsETREntergy4.3639 of 5 stars$86.97+0.7%$86.46-0.6%+58.3%$37.46B$11.88B28.2412,267Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNINiSource4.0404 of 5 stars$41.74+2.0%$41.50-0.6%+35.8%$19.64B$5.46B22.567,746Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy3.8885 of 5 stars$45.11+1.3%$46.80+3.8%+18.0%$9.08B$2.99B18.642,291News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEP Competitors LNT Competitors AEE Competitors CMS Competitors DTE Competitors DUK Competitors ED Competitors ETR Competitors NI Competitors OGE 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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