Is PPL a buy or sell right now?

Innellis AI committee rates PPL Corporation Watch with a composite score of 57/100.

Do analysts agree on PPL?

6 AI analysts evaluated PPL Corporation, with 67 percent agreement on the overall direction.

What is the near-term upside for PPL?

Based on nearby resistance levels, PPL Corporation has a near-term technical upside of +2.6 percent. This is a support/resistance measure, not a price target.

PPL · NYSE · STOCK

PPL (PPL) Stock Analysis

Utilities Updated October 10, 2026

$34.24

52W $31.56 – $40.11

AI Score

57/100

Market Cap

$25.78B

P/E Ratio

27.2

Beta

0.58

Is PPL Bullish or Bearish?

Mixed. Innellis AI committee rates PPL Corporation (PPL) Watch with a composite score of 57/100 , based on 6 analysts with 67% agreement. Last updated October 10, 2026.

What Would Change This View

Upgrade to Buy: Requires a committee score of 60.0 — +3.19 from today. Applies on the first day at or above the line; upgrades are never dampened.
Downgrade to Reduce: Requires the score to fall below 40.0 — -16.81 from today. The band boundary is 45.0, but a one-step downgrade must clear a further margin first. A score oscillating around the line should not change the rating every night.

Executive Summary

The committee is genuinely divided. News Analyst sees a compelling case — news sentiment is positive (+0.46 across 13 articles, 14d). Portfolio Manager remains cautious — sector concentration is already high (hhi 2796.97). This disagreement is itself the signal — the setup is not clean in either direction.

Bull & Bear Case

Bull Case

Dividend yield of 3.6% pays you to wait — Value
EPS growing 26.4% YoY — Growth
MACD histogram positive -- bullish momentum — Technical
News sentiment is positive (+0.46 across 13 articles, 14d) — News

Bear Case

Revenue declining -58.8% YoY -- this is not a growth story right now — Growth
Growth rate is decelerating quarter over quarter -- the trend line matters more than the level — Growth
RSI at 76 is in overbought territory — Technical
Current ratio of 0.86 is tight -- limited short-term liquidity cushion — Risk

Both cases are generated from quantitative data signals, not qualitative or forward-looking judgement. They summarise what the numbers say today.

Price History (6M)

AI Investment Committee

Committee Consensus As of October 10, 2026

Overall Committee Score

57/100

Agreement

67%

Analysts

Conviction

Moderate

Sector Rank

Top 21%

of 56 Utilities peers

Value Analyst neutral

58 / 100 · Moderate confidence

Fair value -- neither a bargain nor obviously overpriced

+ Dividend yield of 3.6% pays you to wait

Growth Analyst neutral

45 / 100 · High confidence

Moderate growth -- present but not remarkable

+ EPS growing 26.4% YoY

− Revenue declining -58.8% YoY -- this is not a growth story right now

Technical Analyst neutral

48 / 100 · High confidence

Mixed or range-bound price action

+ MACD histogram positive -- bullish momentum

− RSI at 76 is in overbought territory

Risk Analyst neutral

52 / 100 · Moderate confidence

Moderate risk -- no single red flag, but nothing that clearly de-risks the position either

− Current ratio of 0.86 is tight -- limited short-term liquidity cushion

Macro Analyst bullish

65 / 100 · Low confidence

Macro backdrop is supportive of risk assets generally, and this name's beta works in its favor

News Analyst bullish

73 / 100 · Low confidence

News flow and recent filings/analyst actions are net positive

+ News sentiment is positive (+0.46 across 13 articles, 14d)

Portfolio Manager bearish

30 / 100 · Moderate confidence

The existing book itself argues for caution here, independent of how good this specific stock looks

− Sector concentration is already high (HHI 2796.97)

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Investment Thesis Evolution

Committee score moved marginally from 55.2 to 56.8.

Conviction changed from contested to moderate.
Committee agreement increased notably from 50% to 67%.
New bearish signals: 1 appeared.
Bullish support removed: 1 signal(s) disappeared.
New bullish signals: 1 appeared.
Bearish pressure eased: 4 signal(s) disappeared.
Analyst(s) changed stance: Technical Analyst.

Analyst-level changes:

News Analyst: +1 bullish signal(s).
Technical Analyst: stance bearish->neutral; score 39->48 (+10); +1 bearish signal(s).

Comparing 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-10 (1 day apart).

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)

76.0

Overbought

MACD Histogram

0.266

Bullish Momentum

Trend Direction

Sideways

Weekly: Uptrend

Market Structure

Lh Ll

Support

$33.24

Resistance

$35.14

Bollinger %B

0.93

Inside Bands

Price vs Moving Averages

EMA 9

$33.51 Above

EMA 21

$33.46 Above

EMA 50

$34.09 Above

EMA 200

$35.43 Below

Fundamental Analysis

Valuation

Growth

Profitability

Financial Health

Cash Flow

Valuation

P/E Ratio 27.2×

P/B Ratio 2.31×

PEG Ratio 1.01

Dividend Yield 3.54%

52W High $40.11

52W Low $31.56

Quality & Growth

ROE 793.6%

ROA 261.0%

Gross Margin 3463.1%

Operating Margin 2402.4%

Revenue Growth YoY —

Debt / Equity 1.32

AI Fundamental Assessment

P/E ratio of 27.2 (moderate relative to a 15-40x range); Price-to-book of 2.3x; PEG ratio of 1.0 (under 1.0 suggests growth is undervalued relative to price); Return on equity of 7.9%; Return on assets of 2.6%; Net margin of 13.5%; Gross margin of 34.6%; Current ratio of 0.91 (tight short-term liquidity); Debt-to-equity of 1.32; Free cash flow per share is positive (0.46); Most recent quarter missed estimates by 5.0%; EPS growth decelerating (+53.7% -> -47.6% QoQ); Average YoY EPS growth of 3.1%; Analyst estimates falling over recent quarters

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