PPL CorpPPL
About: PPL is a holding company of regulated utilities in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Rhode Island. The Pennsylvania regulated delivery and transmission segment distributes electricity to customers in central and eastern Pennsylvania. LG&E and KU are involved in regulated electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in Kentucky. The Kentucky utilities also serve gas customers. Rhode Island Energy operates electric and gas utilities in Rhode Island.
Employees: 6,653
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
78% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 64
30% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $91.5M | Put options by funds: $70.1M
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 342 | Existing positions reduced: 267
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 809 [Q3] → 841 (+32) [Q4]
1.92% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.62% [Q3] → 78.55% (+1.92%) [Q4]
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.7B [Q3] → $18.8B (+$165M) [Q4]
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q3] → 9 (-3) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
UBS Daniel Ford 71% 1-year accuracy 5 / 7 met price target | 1%downside $36 | Neutral Maintained | 21 Mar 2025 |
Morgan Stanley David Arcaro 48% 1-year accuracy 22 / 46 met price target | 4%upside $38 | Overweight Maintained | 20 Mar 2025 |
Barclays Nicholas Campanella 58% 1-year accuracy 46 / 80 met price target | 1%downside $36 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 25 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 18 articles about PPL published over the past 30 days
