PPL (PPL) Competitors $33.76 +0.22 (+0.66%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.78 +0.02 (+0.04%) As of 07/3/2025 05:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PPL vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, CMS, DTE, DUK, ED, ETR, NI, and OGEShould you be buying PPL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PPL include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), Consolidated Edison (ED), Entergy (ETR), NiSource (NI), and OGE Energy (OGE). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. PPL vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Alliant Energy Ameren CMS Energy DTE Energy Duke Energy Consolidated Edison Entergy NiSource OGE Energy American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and PPL (NYSE:PPL) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is AEP or PPL more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 13.73% compared to PPL's net margin of 11.49%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.68% beat PPL's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Electric Power13.73% 11.68% 3.08% PPL 11.49%9.14%3.17% Do analysts rate AEP or PPL? American Electric Power currently has a consensus price target of $108.31, suggesting a potential upside of 4.74%. PPL has a consensus price target of $36.70, suggesting a potential upside of 8.71%. Given PPL's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PPL is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31PPL 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90 Does the media refer more to AEP or PPL? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 15 more articles in the media than PPL. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for American Electric Power and 10 mentions for PPL. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat PPL's score of 0.96 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Electric Power 19 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PPL 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, AEP or PPL? American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than PPL. American Electric Power 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 RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B2.80$2.97B$5.1919.92PPL$8.46B2.95$888M$1.3525.01 Is AEP or PPL a better dividend stock? American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. PPL pays an annual dividend of $1.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. American Electric Power pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PPL pays out 80.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and PPL has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, AEP or PPL? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PPL has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AEP or PPL? 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of PPL shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of PPL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmerican Electric Power and PPL tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 PPL 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 ExcelMetricPPLUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$24.99B$24.31B$15.89B$20.73BDividend Yield3.22%3.71%5.58%3.72%P/E Ratio25.0135.6120.4528.06Price / Sales2.954.1829.0438.45Price / Cash9.578.9919.3118.22Price / Book1.772.232.174.61Net Income$888M$1.41B$751.09M$983.39M7 Day Performance-0.32%1.89%1.18%2.79%1 Month Performance-0.81%3.17%3.03%4.37%1 Year Performance23.17%23.81%16.55%15.08% PPL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPLPPL3.681 of 5 stars$33.76+0.7%$36.70+8.7%+23.2%$24.99B$8.46B25.016,653News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAEPAmerican Electric Power4.609 of 5 stars$103.76+1.3%$108.31+4.4%+17.7%$55.43B$19.72B19.9917,000Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.3586 of 5 stars$60.47+0.2%$63.95+5.8%+19.6%$15.53B$3.98B20.852,998News CoveragePositive NewsAEEAmeren4.1687 of 5 stars$95.96+0.7%$101.64+5.9%+34.6%$25.94B$7.62B21.289,240Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy4.3271 of 5 stars$69.29+0.4%$77.00+11.1%+19.5%$20.73B$7.52B20.569,070News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeDTEDTE Energy4.5973 of 5 stars$132.54+0.7%$140.93+6.3%+18.9%$27.50B$12.46B17.9110,200Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.4706 of 5 stars$118.02+0.9%$126.94+7.6%+16.9%$91.73B$30.36B19.5727,900Analyst ForecastEDConsolidated Edison4.5859 of 5 stars$100.40+2.3%$105.27+4.9%+12.1%$36.17B$15.26B18.5614,300Positive NewsETREntergy4.3371 of 5 stars$83.10+0.8%$86.25+3.8%+55.9%$35.80B$11.93B26.9811,700Positive NewsNINiSource4.5462 of 5 stars$40.36+1.0%$41.50+2.8%+38.3%$19.00B$5.93B21.827,746Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy4.0025 of 5 stars$44.35+0.7%$46.80+5.5%+25.5%$8.93B$2.99B18.332,291Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEP Competitors LNT Competitors AEE Competitors CMS Competitors DTE Competitors DUK Competitors ED Competitors ETR Competitors NI Competitors OGE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PPL) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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