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PPL Corp has a consensus price target of $40.11 based on the ratings of 18 analysts. The high is $52 issued by BMO Capital on December 20, 2023. The low is $30 issued by Argus Research on March 8, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by JP Morgan, Barclays, and BMO Capital on May 14, 2026, May 11, 2026, and May 11, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $40.33 between JP Morgan, Barclays, and BMO Capital, there's an implied 11.05% upside for PPL Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for PPL (NYSE:PPL) was reported by JP Morgan on May 14, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $42.00 expecting PPL to rise to within 12 months (a possible 15.64% upside). 27 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for PPL (NYSE:PPL) was provided by JP Morgan, and PPL maintained their overweight rating.
The last upgrade for PPL Corp happened on February 24, 2026 when Barclays raised their price target to $40. Barclays previously had an equal-weight for PPL Corp.
The last downgrade for PPL Corp happened on October 4, 2023 when UBS changed their price target from N/A to $25 for PPL Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of PPL, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for PPL was filed on May 14, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 14, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest PPL (PPL) rating was a maintained with a price target of $43.00 to $42.00. The current price PPL (PPL) is trading at is $36.32, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 05/14/2026 | Buy Now | 15.64% | JP Morgan | $43 → $42 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/11/2026 | Buy Now | 7.38% | Barclays | $41 → $39 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/11/2026 | Buy Now | 10.13% | BMO Capital | $42 → $40 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2026 | Buy Now | 18.39% | Morgan Stanley | $44 → $43 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/13/2026 | Buy Now | 32.16% | Jefferies | $40 → $48 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2026 | Buy Now | 12.89% | Barclays | $40 → $41 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/16/2026 | Buy Now | 15.64% | BMO Capital | $41 → $42 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/16/2026 | Buy Now | 10.13% | Mizuho | $39 → $40 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2026 | Buy Now | 21.15% | Evercore ISI Group | $43 → $44 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2026 | Buy Now | 10.13% | Barclays | $37 → $40 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2026 | Buy Now | 12.89% | UBS | $38 → $41 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2026 | Buy Now | 4.63% | Citigroup | $36 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2026 | Buy Now | 12.89% | BMO Capital | $40 → $41 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | 1.87% | Barclays | $40 → $37 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/20/2026 | Buy Now | 12.89% | Wells Fargo | $45 → $41 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
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| 12/11/2025 | Buy Now | 10.13% | JP Morgan | $43 → $40 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
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| 10/14/2025 | Buy Now | 10.13% | Barclays | $35 → $40 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2025 | Buy Now | 7.38% | UBS | $37 → $39 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2025 | Buy Now | 18.39% | Evercore ISI Group | → $43 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2025 | Buy Now | 4.63% | Morgan Stanley | $39 → $38 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/01/2025 | Buy Now | -3.63% | Barclays | $36 → $35 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/18/2025 | Buy Now | 1.87% | Morgan Stanley | $38 → $37 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 10.13% | Guggenheim | $38 → $40 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2025 | Buy Now | -0.88% | UBS | $35 → $36 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 4.63% | Morgan Stanley | $35 → $38 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/25/2025 | Buy Now | -0.88% | Barclays | $33 → $36 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2025 | Buy Now | -9.14% | Barclays | $34 → $33 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 4.63% | Jefferies | $39 → $38 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | -0.88% | Citigroup | $31 → $36 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2024 | Buy Now | -0.88% | BMO Capital | → $36 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | -3.63% | B of A Securities | $34 → $35 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 1.87% | JP Morgan | → $37 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2024 | Buy Now | -6.39% | Barclays | $30 → $34 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/19/2024 | Buy Now | 4.63% | Jefferies | → $38 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 1.87% | Wells Fargo | $35 → $37 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/29/2024 | Buy Now | -6.39% | B of A Securities | $33 → $34 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
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| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | -3.63% | Wells Fargo | $32 → $35 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
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| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | -11.89% | Morgan Stanley | $30 → $32 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | -11.89% | Wells Fargo | $30 → $32 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | -22.91% | Mizuho | $27 → $28 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | -17.4% | B of A Securities | $29 → $30 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | -14.65% | RBC Capital | $30 → $31 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2024 | Buy Now | -22.91% | Barclays | $27 → $28 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2024 | Buy Now | -17.4% | Argus Research | → $30 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
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| 01/22/2024 | Buy Now | -25.66% | Barclays | $25 → $27 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2023 | Buy Now | 43.17% | BMO Capital | $51 → $52 | Reinstates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
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| 10/24/2023 | Buy Now | -31.17% | Barclays | $26 → $25 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2023 | Buy Now | -31.17% | UBS | → $25 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/06/2023 | Buy Now | -17.4% | RBC Capital | $33 → $30 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2023 | Buy Now | -20.15% | Morgan Stanley | $31 → $29 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | -14.65% | Morgan Stanley | $30 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2023 | Buy Now | -14.65% | Guggenheim | $34 → $31 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2023 | Buy Now | -17.4% | Morgan Stanley | $31 → $30 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |