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PPL Corporation (PPL) stock analysis

$34.58−0.09%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • PPL gained 5.2% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 176th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −6.8%, 22.6 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 13.1% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 3 analysts raised earnings estimates and 0 cut; forward EPS moved 0.0% (+0.1% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic utilities segment of the Utilities & Power Grid, where the 1-month median return is +2.9%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 12, 2026).
Market cap$26.0B
12-month return−6.8%
Forward P/E16.3×
Mean target vs price+16.0%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

PPL+5.2%
Sector median+2.0%
S&P 5000.0%
PPL−4.6%
Sector median−6.9%
S&P 500+4.7%
PPL−8.5%
Sector median−6.3%
S&P 500+8.7%
PPL−6.8%
Sector median−4.4%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500176 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Utilities35 / 96

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 12, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

49 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.1%, positive 65% of the time, against +0.7% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$2.12
30-day change0.0%
90-day change+0.1%
Mean target$40.13 +16.0%
Raised (30d) 3Cut (30d) 0

16 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Utilities & Power Grid · Utility service

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Supplied by
Grid equipment & construction−2.6%
GEV−2.6%1 month
Its segment
Northeast & Mid-Atlantic utilities+2.9%
EXC+3.0%1 monthED+7.7%1 monthPEG+2.7%1 monthPPL+5.2%1 monthES−1.2%1 monthFE+1.7%1 month

Dense, ageing networks: grid renewal and state rate approvals drive returns; data-center load is rising in parts of the region.

Sells into
Data centers, homes & industry+2.9%
MSFT+7.0%1 monthAMZN+2.9%1 monthGOOGL−4.7%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−19.7%
Volatility, 60D17.2%
From 52-week high−13.1%
From 52-week low+8.2%
Trailing P/E20.5×
Forward P/E16.3×

Themes

  • Grid & Transmission3M rank 16 / 48

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