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PPL (PPL) Stock Price: Nov 11 Close $35.38

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About PPL

At PPL, we are driven by a determination to ensure that every single one of our customers has the electricity they count on. As one of the largest regulated utility companies in the United States, we understand the electricity we provide is vital to our customers and communities. We provide an outstanding service experience for our customers, consistently ranking among the best utilities in the U.S.

SectorUtilities

IndustryUtilities - Regulated Electric

Employees6,546

CEOMr. Vincent Sorgi CPA

IPO DateApr 8, 1985

HeadquartersAllentown, PA

Key Executives

Name	Title	Year Born
Mr. Vincent Sorgi CPA	President, CEO & Director	1972
Mr. Joseph P. Bergstein Jr.	Executive VP & CFO	1971
Mr. David J. Bonenberger	Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer-Utilities	1962
Mr. Dean Anthony Del Vecchio	Executive VP and Chief Technology & Innovation Officer	1967
Ms. Wendy E. Stark J.D.	Executive VP of Utilities & Chief Legal Officer	1972
Mr. Andrew Ludwig	Vice President of Investor Relations	—
Mr. Stephen K. Breininger	VP of Corporate Audit & Chief Compliance Officer	1974
Mr. Ryan Hill	Senior Director of Corporate Communications	—
Ms. Angela K. Gosman	Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer	1969
Mr. John R. Crockett III, J.D.	Chief Development Officer	1965

Fundamentals

Valuation

Price-to-sales ratio3.05

Price-to-book value1.77

PEG ratio1.32

Profitability

Return on Equity9.00%

Return on Assets3.00%

Return on Sales26.00%

Gross margin (latest quarter)26.63%

EBITDA$4.78B

Trading

Average volume8,361,549

Dividend

Ex dividend date10 Sep 2026

Last payment date1 Oct 2026

Source: third-party data provider, as of November 13, 2026

Technical indicators

RSI 14: 54.41
MACD 12/26/9: 0.42
EMA 9 of MACD: 0.45
MACD histogram: -0.03
SMA 50: $34.28; Price above SMA 50
EMA 50: $34.83; Price above EMA 50
SMA 200: $36.06; Price below SMA 200
EMA 200: $35.55; Price below EMA 200

Calculated by Gotrade from daily closing prices, as of November 11, 2026. Technical data, not a recommendation.

Analyst views

9 analyst ratings

Third-party analyst opinion, not a recommendation from Gotrade.

Analyst consensus:Buy

89% Buy

11% Hold

0% Sell

Analyst price target

Low: $35.00
Average: $40.22
High: $44.00

Morgan Stanley

David Arcaro

Buy

Target price

$40.00

Barclays

Michael Lonegan

Buy

Target price

$38.00

HSBC

Meike Becker

Buy

Target price

$42.00

Jefferies

Paul Zimbardo

Buy

Target price

$44.00

Wells Fargo

Shahriar Pourreza

Buy

Target price

$44.00

Truist Securities

Richard Sunderland

Buy

Target price

$41.00

RBC Capital

Stephen D'Ambrisi

Hold

Target price

$35.00

Scotiabank

Ian Rapp

Buy

Target price

$36.00

Evercore ISI Group

Nicholas Amicucci

Buy

Target price

$42.00

Seasonality

Monthly price change (%)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2021											-3.5	+7.8
2022	-1.5	-11.3	+12.2	-2.4	+7.4	-9.4	+4.8	+0.3	-13.4	+1.7	+11.1	-0.2
2023	+1.4	-8.6	+4.2	+4.1	-8.9	+1.4	+3.2	-8.8	-4.8	+9.0	+5.7	+2.3
2024	-4.8	-0.8	+5.3	-0.1	+4.7	-5.5	+8.6	+5.3	+3.0	-2.0	+10.7	-5.7
2025	+4.4	+4.1	+1.2	+1.2	-3.7	-2.4	+5.0	+2.3	+2.0	-0.2	+1.3	-2.2
2026	+3.2	+8.8	-1.4	-2.4	-5.9	+5.3	-1.2	-3.0	-4.6	+8.8	-2.1

Corporate actions

Upcoming

No upcoming corporate actions for PPL

Past

DividendQ3/26

Ex-dividend date10 Sep 2026

Payable date1 Oct 2026

Amount per share$0.29

DividendQ2/26

Ex-dividend date10 Jun 2026

Payable date1 Jul 2026

Amount per share$0.29

DividendQ1/26

Ex-dividend date10 Mar 2026

Payable date1 Apr 2026

Amount per share$0.29

DividendQ4/25

Ex-dividend date10 Dec 2025

Payable date2 Jan 2026

Amount per share$0.27

DividendQ3/25

Ex-dividend date10 Sep 2025

Payable date1 Oct 2025

Amount per share$0.27

DividendQ2/25

Ex-dividend date10 Jun 2025

Payable date1 Jul 2025

Amount per share$0.27

DividendQ1/25

Ex-dividend date10 Mar 2025

Payable date1 Apr 2025

Amount per share$0.27

DividendQ4/24

Ex-dividend date10 Dec 2024

Payable date2 Jan 2025

Amount per share$0.26

DividendQ3/24

Ex-dividend date10 Sep 2024

Payable date1 Oct 2024

Amount per share$0.26

DividendQ2/24

Ex-dividend date10 Jun 2024

Payable date1 Jul 2024

Amount per share$0.26

DividendQ1/24

Ex-dividend date7 Mar 2024

Payable date1 Apr 2024

Amount per share$0.26

DividendQ4/23

Ex-dividend date7 Dec 2023

Payable date2 Jan 2024

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ3/23

Ex-dividend date7 Sep 2023

Payable date2 Oct 2023

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ2/23

Ex-dividend date8 Jun 2023

Payable date3 Jul 2023

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ1/23

Ex-dividend date9 Mar 2023

Payable date3 Apr 2023

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ4/22

Ex-dividend date8 Dec 2022

Payable date3 Jan 2023

Amount per share$0.23

DividendQ3/22

Ex-dividend date8 Sep 2022

Payable date3 Oct 2022

Amount per share$0.23

DividendQ2/22

Ex-dividend date17 Jun 2022

Payable date1 Jul 2022

Amount per share$0.23

DividendQ1/22

Ex-dividend date9 Mar 2022

Payable date1 Apr 2022

Amount per share$0.20

DividendQ4/21

Ex-dividend date9 Dec 2021

Payable date3 Jan 2022

Amount per share$0.42

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Market cap

$26.63B

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Price / Earnings ratio

20.40

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Price / Sales ratio

3.05

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Dividend yield

3.19%

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Average volume

8,361,549

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Earnings per share

$1.76

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