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Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Utilities Companies: PPL (PPL) and Southern Co (SO)

Tipranks - Tipranks - Wed Jan 14, 5:20AM CST

Companies in the Utilities sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on PPL (PPL – Research Report) and Southern Co (SO – Research Report).

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PPL (PPL)

Wells Fargo analyst Shahriar Pourreza maintained a Buy rating on PPL yesterday and set a price target of $45.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $34.80, close to its 52-week high of $35.97.

According to TipRanks.com, Pourreza is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 9.2% and a 67.5% success rate. Pourreza covers the Utilities sector, focusing on stocks such as Constellation Energy Corporation, Public Service Enterprise, and American Electric Power. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for PPL with a $40.58 average price target.

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Southern Co (SO)

In a report released yesterday, Alex Kania from BTIG maintained a Hold rating on Southern Co. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $86.74.

According to TipRanks.com, Kania is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 1.4% and a 37.8% success rate. Kania covers the Utilities sector, focusing on stocks such as Public Service Enterprise, Chesapeake Utilities, and WEC Energy Group. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Southern Co with a $92.34 average price target.

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