Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for PPL FY2025 Earnings

PPL Co. (NYSE:PPL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of PPL in a report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $1.81 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.83. 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 $0.47 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on PPL. Barclays upped their price objective on PPL from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on PPL in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $36.00 price target for the company. Citigroup increased their price target on PPL from $31.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on PPL from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.70.

PPL Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSE:PPL opened at $34.31 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.76. PPL has a one year low of $25.93 and a one year high of $35.91. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $33.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.04.

PPL (NYSE:PPL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The utilities provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $2.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.09 billion. PPL had a return on equity of 8.88% and a net margin of 10.49%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in shares of PPL in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Kentucky Trust Co bought a new position in shares of PPL in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new position in shares of PPL in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of PPL in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton lifted its stake in PPL by 1,092.2% in the fourth quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 1,216 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,114 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at PPL

In related news, insider John R. Crockett III sold 1,589 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.12, for a total value of $52,627.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 10,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $359,186.40. This trade represents a 12.78 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Tadd J. Henninger sold 6,639 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.16, for a total transaction of $213,510.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 11,210 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $360,513.60. The trade was a 37.20 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 11,779 shares of company stock valued at $386,515 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

PPL Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.2725 per share. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.18%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This is an increase from PPL’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. PPL’s dividend payout ratio is 90.08%.

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.