Brokers Issue Forecasts for PPL’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:PPL)

PPL Co. (NYSE:PPL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of PPL in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $1.82 per share for the year, up from their prior 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 $0.38 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

PPL (NYSE:PPL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.07. PPL had a net margin of 10.49% and a return on equity of 8.88%. The business had revenue of $2.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.15 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.54 EPS. PPL’s revenue was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on PPL. Citigroup upgraded shares of PPL from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of PPL from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of PPL from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Guggenheim increased their price target on shares of PPL from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on shares of PPL from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $36.90.

PPL Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:PPL opened at $34.67 on Friday. PPL has a 52-week low of $27.24 and a 52-week high of $36.70. The company has a market capitalization of $25.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.86.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in PPL by 47.1% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 18,071 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $587,000 after acquiring an additional 5,784 shares during the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in PPL by 119.6% in the fourth quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,374 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $532,000 after acquiring an additional 8,919 shares during the last quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in PPL by 13.4% in the fourth quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,685 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 1,265 shares during the last quarter. Dakota Wealth Management bought a new position in PPL in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $217,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in PPL by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 442,744 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $14,371,000 after acquiring an additional 17,105 shares during the last quarter. 76.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at PPL

In other news, insider Christine M. Martin sold 1,146 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.78, for a total transaction of $39,857.88. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 37,167 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,292,668.26. This trade represents a 2.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.28% of the company’s stock.

PPL Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.2725 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 10th. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.14%. PPL’s dividend payout ratio 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.