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 "@type": "clearank:AssetAnalysis",
 "url": "https://clearank.com/stock/ppl-ppl/",
 "dataUrl": "https://clearank.com/stock/ppl-ppl/data.json",
 "title": "PPL Corporation (PPL) Stock Forecast & Price Target (2026)",
 "description": "PPL (PPL) stock forecast 2026: buy, hold or sell? Pays a dividend. The median analyst target is $40.50. Ratings, insider trades and a 2030 simulated range.",
 "headline": "PPL Corporation (PPL)",
 "published": "2026-11-09T18:51:52+00:00",
 "modified": "2026-11-09T18:51:52.366+00:00",
 "generated": "2026-11-11T13:24:38.913Z",
 "language": "en-US",
 "publisher": {
  "name": "CleaRank",
  "url": "https://clearank.com/"
 },
 "disclaimer": "Educational and informational only; not financial advice. AI-generated analysis reviewed by Jacob Bakshi, Senior Market Strategist; prices delayed by up to a minute.",
 "asset": {
  "ticker": "PPL",
  "name": "PPL Corporation",
  "type": "Common Stock",
  "exchange": "NYSE",
  "currency": "USD",
  "sector": "Utilities",
  "industry": "Utilities - Regulated Electric",
  "country": "United States",
  "website": "https://www.pplweb.com"
 },
 "quote": {
  "price": 35.72,
  "previousClose": 35.7,
  "change": 0.02,
  "changePercent": 0.05602,
  "open": 35.5,
  "high": 35.75,
  "low": 35.17,
  "volume": 11877807,
  "averageVolume": 10891881,
  "marketCap": 26888152309,
  "fiftyTwoWeekHigh": 40.11,
  "fiftyTwoWeekLow": 31.56,
  "marketOpen": false,
  "asOf": "2026-11-10T23:53:03.000Z"
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 "statistics": {
  "pe": 20.517242,
  "eps": 1.74,
  "dividendYield": 0.031578947368421054,
  "beta": 0.56,
  "priceToSales": 2.7830465,
  "priceToBook": 1.7664523,
  "revenueTtm": 9656000512,
  "grossMargin": 0.44576030317385124,
  "returnOnEquity": 0.08879
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 "technicals": {
  "rsi": 60.01,
  "macd": 0.4706,
  "sma50": 34.27,
  "sma200": 36.06,
  "rsiSignal": "Bullish",
  "trend": "Bearish",
  "pricePosition": "Bullish",
  "macdSignal": "Bullish",
  "rating": "Bullish"
 },
 "analysis": {
  "rating": "Buy",
  "score": 67,
  "consensus": "Buy",
  "fairValue": null,
  "analystTarget": 40.5,
  "analystCount": 19,
  "wallStreetConsensus": "Buy",
  "generatedAt": "2026-11-10T23:53:03.000Z",
  "priceAtAnalysis": 35.72,
  "volatility": {
   "daily": 1.01,
   "risk": "standard"
  }
 },
 "projections": {
  "basis": "Monte Carlo simulation on historical return distribution, re-run daily; not price targets",
  "years": [
   {
    "year": 2027,
    "downside10th": 27.56,
    "base": 36.99,
    "upside90th": 49.64
   },
   {
    "year": 2028,
    "downside10th": 25.26,
    "base": 38.3,
    "upside90th": 58.06
   },
   {
    "year": 2029,
    "downside10th": 23.82,
    "base": 39.66,
    "upside90th": 66.01
   },
   {
    "year": 2030,
    "downside10th": 22.8,
    "base": 41.06,
    "upside90th": 73.96
   }
  ]
 },
 "faqCount": 6,
 "atAGlance": {
  "asOf": "November 10, 2026",
  "rating": "Buy",
  "score": 67,
  "evidence": [
   {
    "label": "Trend",
    "text": "Mixed: the price is above its 50-day but below its 200-day moving average ($34.27 and $36.06)."
   },
   {
    "label": "Earnings",
    "text": "PPL beat estimates in 4 of its last 7 quarters, yet fell in the first session after 2 of those beats."
   },
   {
    "label": "Insiders",
    "text": "Insiders sold $1.2M and made no open-market purchases over the last 18 months."
   },
   {
    "label": "Valuation",
    "text": "P/E of 20.5 against 22.8 for the Utilities sector: broadly in line with peers (-10%)."
   }
  ]
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 "figures": {
  "asOf": "November 10, 2026",
  "earningsReaction": {
   "quarters": 7,
   "beats": 4,
   "fellFirstSessionAfterBeat": 2,
   "latestReport": "Nov 6, 2026",
   "latestSurprisePercent": 1.89,
   "latestFirstSessionMovePercent": -0.28
  },
  "insiders": {
   "windowMonths": 18,
   "soldValue": 1242276,
   "boughtValue": 0,
   "sales": 7,
   "purchases": 0,
   "note": "open-market transactions only; grants and option exercises excluded"
  },
  "drawdown": {
   "years": 10,
   "worstFallPercent": -48.44,
   "peak": "January 2020",
   "trough": "March 2020",
   "recoveredBy": "July 2024",
   "recoveryMonths": 52,
   "belowThatPeakNowPercent": null,
   "fromHighNowPercent": -8.81,
   "oneYearHoldsPositivePercent": 64,
   "dividendsReinvested": true
  },
  "seasonality": {
   "years": 10,
   "bestMonth": {
    "month": "Nov",
    "averagePercent": 3.51,
    "upYearsPercent": 78
   },
   "worstMonth": {
    "month": "Dec",
    "averagePercent": -1.83,
    "upYearsPercent": 44
   }
  },
  "correlations": null,
  "analystTargets": {
   "analysts": 19,
   "low": 36,
   "median": 40.5,
   "high": 44,
   "mean": 39.78,
   "buy": 16,
   "hold": 3,
   "sell": 0
  },
  "dividend": {
   "yieldPercent": 3.16,
   "annualPerShare": 1.13
  },
  "simulation": {
   "year": 2030,
   "base": 41.06,
   "percentile10": 22.8,
   "percentile90": 73.96,
   "note": "Monte Carlo simulation outcomes, not price targets"
  }
 },
 "sources": [
  "TwelveData",
  "Wall Street consensus"
 ],
 "sections": [
  {
   "id": "ch-overview",
   "title": "PPL stock today, November 11, 2026: price, news and analyst targets",
   "text": [
    "As of November 10, 2026, PPL Corporation (PPL) trades at $35.72. Wall Street's median 12-month price target is $40.50 across 19 analysts, 13.4% above the price. CleaRank rates it Buy with a score of 67/100.",
    "Analysts have been adding coverage on PPL Corporation with Buy-type ratings, and the stock is holding above its 50-day average while still trading below its 200-day average. Shares closed at $35.72, up 0.06% in the latest session, and sit 4.25% above the 50-day moving average but 0.95% below the 200-day. The mix of a rising intermediate trend and a lagging longer-term trend is the central question for holders right now. Investors are weighing a utility that has beaten earnings estimates in its latest report against a share price that remains 1.00-year down 3.04% and 10.94% below its 52-week high.",
    "Coverage has been expanding in recent weeks. Truist Securities started coverage at Buy on October 27, 2026, HSBC started coverage at Buy on October 22, 2026, and Scotiabank started coverage at Sector Outperform on September 29, 2026. Morgan Stanley and Barclays kept Overweight ratings in October, and Wells Fargo kept its Overweight rating in late September. Of 19 analysts with a current rating, 16 rate the stock buy or strong buy, 3 hold it, and none sell it. Twelve months ago, buy ratings at that point were 12 of 15 total ratings three months ago, so the share of buy ratings has risen slightly over that stretch.",
    "PPL reported adjusted EPS of $0.54 on November 6, 2026, against an analyst estimate of $0.53, a beat of 1.89%. The share price fell 0.28% in the first session after that report. Across the seven most recent reports, PPL beat the EPS estimate four times and missed three times, including the August 7, 2026 report, where EPS of $0.33 came in 2.94% below the $0.34 estimate. The GAAP trailing earnings per share is $1.74, which is the figure used for the P/E calculation.",
    "At a trailing P/E of 20.52, PPL trades 10.0% below the sector median P/E of 22.8, which CleaRank's peer benchmarking describes as broadly in line with peers. The trailing dividend yield is 3.16%, based on an annual dividend of $1.13. Return on equity of 8.88% is below the sector median of 9.6%, and debt-to-equity of 1.37 is a figure investors weighing the balance sheet should keep in view. The stock is up 4.29% over one month and up 1.25% over three months, but down 1.73% over six months and down 3.04% over one year.",
    "CleaRank score 67/100 (Buy). 15 of 19 checks pass: trend 1 of 4, momentum 3 of 3, valuation and quality 5 of 5, analysts 3 of 3, track record 3 of 4.",
    "PPL Corporation is a regulated utility company that provides electricity and natural gas services to customers in the United States. The company operates through regulated business segments in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Rhode Island, where it manages electric transmission, distribution, and generation activities, along with natural gas distribution in select markets. PPL Corporation serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers through infrastructure that supports reliable power delivery and essential energy services. S. utilities sector."
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-news",
   "title": "PPL stock news",
   "text": [
    "October 27, 2026·Truist Securities",
    "Truist Securities began coverage of PPL at Buy on October 27, 2026. A new buy rating from a major broker adds to the weight of analyst support behind the stock.",
    "October 22, 2026·HSBC",
    "HSBC began coverage at Buy on October 22, 2026, another new positive rating that expands the group of firms backing the shares.",
    "November 6, 2026·Earnings report",
    "PPL beat the EPS estimate in its November 6, 2026 report, yet the share price fell 0.28% in the first session after it. Investors may judge that the beat was already expected.",
    "October 21, 2026·Morgan Stanley",
    "Morgan Stanley kept its Overweight rating on October 21, 2026. The reaffirmation confirms that a large broker still sees the stock positively but adds no new view.",
    "September 29, 2026·Scotiabank",
    "Scotiabank started coverage at Sector Outperform on September 29, 2026, a positive initiation that supports the buy-side case for the shares."
   ],
   "lists": {
    "items": [
     "Truist starts coverage at Buy October 27, 2026·Truist Securities Truist Securities began coverage of PPL at Buy on October 27, 2026. A new buy rating from a major broker adds to the weight of analyst support behind the stock.",
     "HSBC starts coverage at Buy October 22, 2026·HSBC HSBC began coverage at Buy on October 22, 2026, another new positive rating that expands the group of firms backing the shares.",
     "Earnings report beat with a lower share price November 6, 2026·Earnings report PPL beat the EPS estimate in its November 6, 2026 report, yet the share price fell 0.28% in the first session after it. Investors may judge that the beat was already expected.",
     "Morgan Stanley keeps Overweight October 21, 2026·Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley kept its Overweight rating on October 21, 2026. The reaffirmation confirms that a large broker still sees the stock positively but adds no new view.",
     "Scotiabank starts at Sector Outperform September 29, 2026·Scotiabank Scotiabank started coverage at Sector Outperform on September 29, 2026, a positive initiation that supports the buy-side case for the shares."
    ]
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-street",
   "title": "PPL price target 2026",
   "text": [
    "Our base case for the coming months is that PPL keeps trading in the range between its 50-day and 200-day averages while analysts' estimates drive the stock. The median analyst target of $40.50 sits about 13.4% above the price, and the lowest target of $36.00 is just above the current price, so the target range leans upward. Analysts expect earnings per share to grow 7.5% this fiscal year to $1.95 and 8.8% next year to $2.12, which is the main support for the bullish analyst view. The case weakens if the price loses the 50-day average at $34.27, which would open a move toward the 52-week low of $31.56. Insider sales of $1.2M with no open-market purchases over the last 18 months add a modest caution that does not change the base case by itself. Simulations from past volatility are not forecasts, and the stock's typical daily move of 1.01% means short-term swings are normal for a stock with a beta of 0.56."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "Recent analyst rating actions on PPL",
     "columns": [
      "Date",
      "Firm",
      "Action",
      "Rating"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "Oct 27, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Truist Securities",
        "Initiates",
        "Buy"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Oct 22, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "HSBC",
        "Initiates",
        "Buy"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Oct 21, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Morgan Stanley",
        "Maintains",
        "Overweight"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Oct 12, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Barclays",
        "Maintains",
        "Overweight"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Sep 29, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Scotiabank",
        "Initiates",
        "Sector Outperform"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Sep 28, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Wells Fargo",
        "Maintains",
        "Overweight"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-levels",
   "title": "PPL support and resistance levels",
   "text": [
    "Support sits at $35.26, the 20-day exponential moving average, which is the nearest level below the price and the first one a decline would meet. Below it is $34.27, the 50-day simple moving average, which the stock has been trading above and which would be the next test if selling continued. The third support is the 52-week low at $31.56, the level a larger drop would reach. Resistance starts at the 200-day simple moving average of $36.06, the nearest level above the price and the one a rally would meet first. Above that is the 52-week high at $40.11, the second resistance level and the top of the stock's one-year range."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "PPL support and resistance levels",
     "columns": [
      "Level",
      "What it is",
      "Price",
      "From the price"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "Resistance 2",
       "cells": [
        "52-week high",
        "$40.11",
        "+12.3%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Resistance 1",
       "cells": [
        "200-day moving average",
        "$36.06",
        "+1.0%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Price",
       "cells": [
        "November 10, 2026",
        "$35.72",
        ""
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Support 1",
       "cells": [
        "20-day exponential average",
        "$35.26",
        "-1.3%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Support 2",
       "cells": [
        "50-day moving average",
        "$34.27",
        "-4.1%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Support 3",
       "cells": [
        "52-week low",
        "$31.56",
        "-11.6%"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ],
   "lists": {
    "items": [
     "RSI Bullish",
     "SMA cross Bearish",
     "Price vs SMA Bullish",
     "MACD Bullish"
    ]
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-price",
   "title": "PPL stock price and trading"
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-fundamentals",
   "title": "PPL fundamentals and valuation",
   "text": [
    "Price to earnings vs sector: Valuation is broadly in line with sector peers (-10% against the sector median P/E).",
    "Return vs XLU: Since May 30, 2025, PPL has gained 2.8% against a gain of 6.8% for XLU.",
    "Revenue growth: Revenue grew 6.9% in FY2025 to $9.0B, from $8.5B a year earlier.",
    "Profit margin: The net margin was 13.1% in FY2025, up from 10.5% the year before.",
    "Profitable: PPL earned $1.2B in FY2025.",
    "Earnings record: PPL beat the analyst estimate in 4 of the 7 reports in our data.",
    "Market reaction: The stock fell in the first session after 2 of those 4 beats, so a beat has not been enough on its own."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "PPL earnings surprises and the stock's reaction",
     "columns": [
      "Report",
      "Estimate",
      "Actual",
      "Surprise",
      "First sessionDay 1",
      "5 sessionsDay 5"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "Nov 6, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "$0.53",
        "$0.54",
        "+1.89%",
        "-0.28%",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Aug 7, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "$0.34",
        "$0.33",
        "-2.94%",
        "-1.33%",
        "+1.58%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "May 8, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "$0.62",
        "$0.63",
        "+1.61%",
        "+0.92%",
        "-2.87%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Nov 5, 2025",
       "cells": [
        "$0.46",
        "$0.48",
        "+4.35%",
        "+0.36%",
        "+1.40%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jul 31, 2025",
       "cells": [
        "$0.39",
        "$0.32",
        "-17.95%",
        "-0.08%",
        "+1.91%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Apr 30, 2025",
       "cells": [
        "$0.54",
        "$0.60",
        "+11.11%",
        "-1.15%",
        "-0.47%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Feb 13, 2025",
       "cells": [
        "$0.37",
        "$0.34",
        "-8.11%",
        "-1.98%",
        "+0.90%"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-history",
   "title": "PPL price history and drawdowns",
   "text": [
    "Against the market: PPL trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $16,594 against $40,115.",
    "A $10,000 investment in PPL in December 2016 would be worth about $16,594 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $40,115 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested)."
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-scenarios",
   "title": "PPL stock price prediction 2030",
   "text": [
    "CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $41.06 for PPL by 2030 in the base case, from $35.72 today (1.1x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $22.80. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on PPL's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "PPL simulated price paths by year",
     "columns": [
      "Year",
      "10th percentile",
      "Base case",
      "90th percentile",
      "range base today"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "2027",
       "cells": [
        "$27.56",
        "$36.99",
        "$49.64",
        ""
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "2028",
       "cells": [
        "$25.26",
        "$38.30",
        "$58.06",
        ""
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "2029",
       "cells": [
        "$23.82",
        "$39.66",
        "$66.01",
        ""
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "2030",
       "cells": [
        "$22.80",
        "$41.06",
        "$73.96",
        ""
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-insiders",
   "title": "PPL insider trading",
   "text": [
    "Net insider selling: No insider bought PPL shares on the open market in the last 18 months. Sales are often planned in advance or cover tax on vesting shares, so they say less than purchases would."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "Insider transactions in PPL",
     "columns": [
      "Date",
      "Insider",
      "Type",
      "Shares",
      "Value"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "Sep 1, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Christine M. Martin Officer",
        "Option",
        "1.2K",
        "$41.8K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jun 12, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "John Gregory Cornett Officer",
        "Sell",
        "7.1K",
        "$250.7K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Apr 24, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Lonnie E Bellar Officer",
        "Option",
        "81",
        "$3.2K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Apr 24, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "David J Bonenberger Officer",
        "Option",
        "216",
        "$8.4K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Apr 8, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Vincent Sorgi Chief Executive Officer",
        "Grant",
        "33.0K",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Feb 20, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Marlene C. Beers Officer",
        "Option",
        "3.3K",
        "$122.9K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Feb 20, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Lonnie E Bellar General Counsel",
        "Grant",
        "3.5K",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Feb 20, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Joseph P Bergstein Jr Chief Financial Officer",
        "Grant",
        "21.1K",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Feb 20, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "David J Bonenberger Officer",
        "Option",
        "7.9K",
        "$294.8K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Feb 20, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "John Gregory Cornett Officer",
        "Option",
        "2.1K",
        "$77.7K"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-faq",
   "title": "PPL stock forecast: questions people ask",
   "text": [
    "How these figures are computed, and where the data comes from: CleaRank methodology."
   ]
  },
  {
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 "faq": [
  {
   "question": "What is the PPL stock forecast?",
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