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PPL CORP (NYSE)
PPL 28.97 N/A (N/A%) Vol.  0 N/A ET

Day Low - High N/A - N/A
52wk Low - High 24.25 - 34.42
Avg Volume 1,817,535
Industry UTIL-ELEC PWR
Market Cap 10.92 B
Div - Yield 1.38 - 4.76
PE (forward) 8.73
PEG Ratio .76
Current Year Est. 3.32
EPS Last Year 1.96
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# 2Strong Sell50.23%
# 3Hold14%
# 4Sell3.97%
# 5Hold1.85%
S&P50012.22%
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.10
ABR (Last Week) N/A
# of Recs in ABR 10
Average Target Price 33.71
Industry Rank by ABR 205 out of 217
Rank in Industry 27 out of 85
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR PPL
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Jan 22, 2010
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Jan 19, 2010
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Jan 15, 2010
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Nov 25, 2009
Zacks Blog: PPL Beats, Reaffirms Guidance
Oct 30, 2009
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Oct 08, 2009
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Aug 27, 2009
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Aug 05, 2009
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NEWS
Nalco Mobotec awarded USD3m mercury control deal from PPL Corp
Feb 09, 2010
United States : PPL, Allegheny, Teco post quarterly profits
Feb 09, 2010
Nalco Mobotec Announces $3 Million Mercury Control Contract With PPL Corporation
Feb 08, 2010
SmarTrend's Candlestick Scanner Detects Bullish Piercing Line Pattern for PPL (PPL)
Feb 08, 2010
PPL Reaffirms
Feb 05, 2010
PPL Corporation Reports Strong Fourth-Quarter Results And Exceeds 2009 Earnings Forecasts
Feb 05, 2010
PPL Reports 45% Drop in Earnings, but Tops Views ?? - FOXBusiness.com
Feb 05, 2010
PPL (PPL) Fourth Quarter Earnings Preview
Feb 04, 2010
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2010
Next Quarter
06/2010
This Year
12/2010
Next Year
12/2011
Average Estimate 0.90 0.74 3.32 3.17
Number of Estimates 4 2 9 7
Low Estimates 0.86 0.72 3.08 3.00
High Estimate 0.94 0.75 3.48 3.37
Year Ago EPS 0.60 0.32 1.96 3.32
EPS Growth 49.17% 129.69% 69.33% -4.44%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
PPL Corporation is an energy and utility holding company. PPL controls more than 12,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States, sells energy in key U.S. markets and delivers electricity to customers in Pennsylvania and the United Kingdom.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 1.96
Sales 7556
Net Income 407
Price/Earnings 14.78
Price/Book 1.84
Price/Cash Flow 6.76
Price/Sales 1.44


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