A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of PPL (NYSE: PPL) recently:
- 7/22/2026 – PPL had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
- 7/22/2026 – PPL had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $39.00 to $40.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 7/20/2026 – PPL had its price target lowered by Bank of America Corporation from $42.00 to $39.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 7/16/2026 – PPL had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $42.00 to $45.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 7/14/2026 – PPL had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $39.00 to $41.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 7/3/2026 – PPL was upgraded by Mizuho to “hold”.
- 6/24/2026 – PPL had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
- 6/18/2026 – PPL was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b+)” to “buy (b)”.
- 6/5/2026 – PPL had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $38.00 to $37.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
- 6/5/2026 – PPL had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $40.00 to $39.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 6/4/2026 – PPL was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b+)”.
- 6/4/2026 – PPL had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research.
PPL Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 10th were issued a $0.285 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $1.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. PPL’s dividend payout ratio is 69.51%.
Insider Buying and Selling at PPL
In other PPL news, Director Kristen Robinson sold 37,107 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.05, for a total value of $929,530.35. Following the sale, the director directly owned 222,897 shares in the company, valued at $5,583,569.85. This trade represents a 14.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Ashley F. Johnson sold 34,993 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.08, for a total transaction of $772,645.44. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 561,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,397,522.56. This represents a 5.87% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.
PPL Corporation is an energy company that owns and operates electric transmission and distribution infrastructure and provides related customer services. The company’s core business centers on delivering electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers through regulated utility operations, maintaining grid reliability, responding to outages and managing customer billing and account services.
PPL’s activities include construction and maintenance of distribution and transmission lines, meter and grid management, and programs to support energy efficiency and the interconnection of distributed resources.
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