What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for PPL FY2025 Earnings?

PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) – Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for PPL in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will earn $1.82 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.81. The consensus estimate for PPL’s current full-year earnings is $1.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PPL’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.12 EPS.

PPL (NYSE:PPL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.02. PPL had a net margin of 11.22% and a return on equity of 8.81%. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.42 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. PPL has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.780-1.840 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on PPL. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on PPL in a report on Monday, October 6th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $43.00 target price on the stock. Bank of America raised their price objective on PPL from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. BTIG Research upgraded PPL to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on PPL from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of PPL in a research note on Monday, October 27th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $43.00 price target on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, PPL has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $40.64.

PPL Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:PPL opened at $36.90 on Monday. PPL has a 1 year low of $31.22 and a 1 year high of $38.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $36.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $35.79.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PPL

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in PPL by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 27,938,545 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,008,861,000 after acquiring an additional 472,979 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its stake in shares of PPL by 37.2% in the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 13,062,423 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $471,756,000 after purchasing an additional 3,544,282 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of PPL by 0.3% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 8,598,814 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $310,503,000 after purchasing an additional 28,589 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in PPL by 3.9% in the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 7,881,695 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $284,608,000 after purchasing an additional 297,999 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in PPL by 42.9% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,779,155 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $172,575,000 after purchasing an additional 1,434,778 shares during the last quarter. 76.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PPL Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be paid a $0.2725 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 10th. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. PPL’s dividend payout ratio is currently 73.65%.

About PPL

PPL Corporation, an energy company, focuses on providing electricity and natural gas to approximately 3.6 million customers in the United States. It operates through three segments: Kentucky Regulated, Pennsylvania Regulated, and Rhode Island Regulated. The company delivers electricity to customers in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Rhode Island; delivers natural gas to customers in Kentucky and Rhode Island; and generates electricity from power plants in Kentucky.