Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for PPL Earnings

PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for PPL in a research report issued on Thursday, June 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.39 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.40. The consensus estimate for PPL’s current full-year earnings is $1.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PPL’s FY2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS.

PPL (NYSE:PPL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.07. PPL had a net margin of 11.49% and a return on equity of 9.14%. The firm had revenue of $2.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.15 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.54 EPS. PPL’s revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on PPL from $38.00 to $37.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Citigroup raised PPL from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Barclays raised their target price on PPL from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. UBS Group lifted their target price on PPL from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Guggenheim boosted their price target on shares of PPL from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, PPL presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $36.80.

PPL Trading Up 1.7%

PPL stock opened at $34.33 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.38 billion, a PE ratio of 25.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.65. PPL has a 12-month low of $27.24 and a 12-month high of $36.70.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PPL

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Boston Partners grew its position in PPL by 8,266.9% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 9,518,141 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $309,060,000 after purchasing an additional 9,404,382 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of PPL in the fourth quarter worth $228,509,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of PPL during the fourth quarter valued at $147,480,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of PPL by 14.0% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 27,465,566 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $891,532,000 after buying an additional 3,380,745 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in PPL by 1,418.1% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,909,371 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $105,057,000 after buying an additional 2,717,726 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO David J. Bonenberger sold 1,767 shares of PPL stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.98, for a total value of $61,809.66. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 45,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,591,065.30. This trade represents a 3.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

PPL Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 10th will be given a dividend of $0.2725 per share. This represents a $1.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 10th. PPL’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 80.74%.

PPL Company Profile

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.