PPL (PPL) Competitors $32.43 +0.41 (+1.28%) (As of 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PPL vs. SO, DUK, EIX, FE, ES, ETR, PNW, OGE, IDA, and PORShould you be buying PPL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PPL include Southern (SO), Duke Energy (DUK), Edison International (EIX), FirstEnergy (FE), Eversource Energy (ES), Entergy (ETR), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), and Portland General Electric (POR). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. PPL vs. Southern Duke Energy Edison International FirstEnergy Eversource Energy Entergy Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP Portland General Electric PPL (NYSE:PPL) and Southern (NYSE:SO) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and dividends. Does the media favor PPL or SO? In the previous week, PPL had 2 more articles in the media than Southern. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for PPL and 6 mentions for Southern. Southern's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat PPL's score of 0.01 indicating that Southern is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PPL 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Southern 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate PPL or SO? PPL currently has a consensus target price of $34.09, indicating a potential upside of 5.12%. Southern has a consensus target price of $90.14, indicating a potential upside of 8.79%. Given Southern's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Southern is more favorable than PPL.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PPL 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91Southern 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PPL or SO? PPL received 53 more outperform votes than Southern when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.87% of users gave PPL an outperform vote while only 49.68% of users gave Southern an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPPLOutperform Votes58860.87% Underperform Votes37839.13% SouthernOutperform Votes53549.68% Underperform Votes54250.32% Which has higher valuation and earnings, PPL or SO? Southern has higher revenue and earnings than PPL. Southern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PPL, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPPL$8.28B2.89$740M$1.1228.96Southern$26.43B3.44$3.98B$4.3019.27 Is PPL or SO a better dividend stock? PPL pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Southern pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. PPL pays out 92.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Southern pays out 67.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years. Southern is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals & insiders believe in PPL or SO? 77.0% of PPL shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.1% of Southern shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of PPL shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Southern shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PPL or SO more profitable? Southern has a net margin of 17.87% compared to PPL's net margin of 9.95%. Southern's return on equity of 12.78% beat PPL's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PPL9.95% 9.20% 3.25% Southern 17.87%12.78%3.25% Which has more volatility & risk, PPL or SO? PPL has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySouthern beats PPL on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPress70%, 80%, 90% Win Rates? Grab Your Free Cheatsheets Today!Would you like to know the historic win rate of every trade you take before you place it? Well, it’s all possible with these FIVE Candlestick Pattern Cheatsheets.>> You can grab your FREE, laminated copies right here << Get PPL News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PPL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PPL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPPLElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$23.93B$13.71B$13.36B$19.19BDividend Yield3.19%4.47%4.06%3.57%P/E Ratio28.9614.9095.2441.20Price / Sales2.898,033.4629.7717.58Price / Cash9.458.7318.3521.28Price / Book1.722.152.225.32Net Income$740M$666.62M$626.51M$989.67M7 Day Performance0.43%-1.63%-1.93%-3.59%1 Month Performance-5.37%2.06%-2.08%-2.48%1 Year Performance22.79%36.36%2.14%13.87% PPL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPLPPL3.7185 of 5 stars$32.43+1.3%$34.09+5.1%+19.1%$23.93B$8.28B28.966,629Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSOSouthern4.289 of 5 stars$82.75-0.5%$90.14+8.9%+14.8%$90.67B$26.43B19.3528,100Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.7603 of 5 stars$108.16-0.6%$122.23+13.0%+10.6%$83.55B$30.21B20.0027,037Analyst RevisionPositive NewsEIXEdison International4.9905 of 5 stars$82.02+0.2%$88.75+8.2%+11.3%$31.75B$17.32B24.0114,375Analyst ForecastFEFirstEnergy4.3941 of 5 stars$40.18-0.2%$46.27+15.2%+6.1%$23.16B$12.87B25.9012,042Dividend AnnouncementESEversource Energy4.585 of 5 stars$58.70-1.4%$68.38+16.5%-9.3%$21.51B$11.91B-37.9110,171ETREntergy4.7085 of 5 stars$75.52+1.7%$77.40+2.5%+46.7%$16.19B$12.15B9.0412,177PNWPinnacle West Capital3.8177 of 5 stars$87.08-0.5%$84.65-2.8%+16.4%$9.90B$5.02B16.586,133OGEOGE Energy3.7346 of 5 stars$42.18+0.3%$40.50-4.0%+14.7%$8.48B$2.67B21.922,329Positive NewsIDAIDACORP4.4701 of 5 stars$114.04+0.9%$111.00-2.7%+10.6%$6.07B$1.84B20.982,112Positive NewsPORPortland General Electric3.787 of 5 stars$44.67+0.4%$49.13+10.0%+0.5%$4.71B$2.92B13.282,842 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SO Competitors DUK Competitors EIX Competitors FE Competitors ES Competitors ETR Competitors PNW Competitors OGE Competitors IDA Competitors POR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:PPL) was last updated on 12/20/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. 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