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$PPL β WATCHLIST π
PPL Corporation provides electricity and natural gas to approximately 3.6 million customers in the United States.
π― Q1 FY26 | Rev $3B | EPS $0.63 vs $0.62 π’
π‘ Consensus expected $0.62 EPS; actual $0.63 met but did not reset growth expectations. The market is fairly pricing 5β6% long-term EPS growth from rate base investments, which exactly matches guidance and historical execution. There is no meaningful disconnect between marketβimplied and reality.
π Reward/Risk: 1.5:1
π’ Business Quality: 6/10 - Regulated utility with essential services, high barriers to entry, and steady earnings, but returns are capped by regulation and growth is slow, limiting upside.
π Valuation: fair β current P/E of 21.9x sits at the 50th percentile of its own narrow historical range (21.9xβ21.9x).
π Our read: WATCHLIST. Full analysis β
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