Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for PPL (PPL)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for PPL (NYSE: PPL):

• 10/27/2026 – PPL is now covered by Truist Financial. They set a “buy” rating and a $41.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – PPL had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Bank of America.
• 10/22/2026 – PPL is now covered by HSBC. They set a “buy” rating and a $42.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – PPL had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $39.00 to $40.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/20/2026 – PPL had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $41.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – PPL had its price target lowered by Barclays from $41.00 to $38.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/29/2026 – PPL is now covered by Scotiabank. They set a “sector outperform” rating and a $36.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/29/2026 – PPL was upgraded by Scotiabank to “strong-buy”.
• 9/28/2026 – PPL was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 9/28/2026 – PPL had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $43.00 to $44.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/18/2026 – PPL had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $42.00 to $39.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/15/2026 – PPL is now covered by Royal Bank Of Canada. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/15/2026 – PPL is now covered by Royal Bank Of Canada. They set a “hold” rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/14/2026 – PPL had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

PPL Trading Up 0.3%

PPL stock traded up $0.10 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $35.81. 7,388,407 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,351,466. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $34.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.07. PPL Corporation has a 1 year low of $31.56 and a 1 year high of $40.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.19, a P/E/G ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 0.55.

PPL (NYSE:PPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.19 billion. PPL had a net margin of 13.47% and a return on equity of 9.33%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.32 EPS. PPL has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-1.980 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that PPL Corporation will post 1.94 earnings per share for the current year.

PPL Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were given a $0.2850 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. PPL’s dividend payout ratio is presently 67.46%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other PPL news, EVP Wendy Stark sold 5,406 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.11, for a total value of $189,804.66. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 99,220 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,483,614.20. This represents a 5.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.34% of the stock is owned by insiders.

PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) is an energy and utility holding company headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Through its regulated utility subsidiaries, the company delivers electricity and natural gas, operates electric distribution and transmission systems, and provides related energy services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

PPL’s principal businesses include PPL Electric Utilities in Pennsylvania, Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities in Kentucky, and Rhode Island Energy in Rhode Island.