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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$117.67
+0.5%
$114.97
$92.75
$121.47
$91.43B0.483.00 million shs2.83 million shs
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$95.77
-1.6%
$101.94
$65.11
$117.26
$19.51B1.132.92 million shs1.96 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
+0.49%-2.08%+0.32%+8.61%+22.45%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
-1.61%-3.93%-6.50%+4.16%+43.78%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
4.1346 of 5 stars
2.33.04.21.33.51.71.3
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
4.8723 of 5 stars
4.43.02.50.53.52.52.5
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
2.53
Moderate Buy$123.875.26% Upside
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
2.71
Moderate Buy$123.2928.73% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest DUK and NRG Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
3/21/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$123.00 ➝ $127.00
3/20/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$123.00 ➝ $128.00
3/11/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$114.00 ➝ $121.00
3/11/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$123.00 ➝ $128.00
3/5/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Guggenheim
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$132.00 ➝ $135.00
3/3/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$100.00 ➝ $115.00
2/27/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Guggenheim
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$134.00 ➝ $145.00
2/27/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$140.00 ➝ $165.00
2/21/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Jefferies Financial Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$129.00 ➝ $132.00
2/19/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$86.00 ➝ $99.00
2/3/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$119.00 ➝ $124.00
(Data available from 3/28/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$30.36B3.01$14.09 per share8.35$65.09 per share1.81
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$28.13B0.69$9.66 per share9.91$9.99 per share9.59
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$4.52B$5.7120.6117.482.7914.90%9.50%2.56%5/6/2025 (Estimated)
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
-$202M$4.9024.069.791.013.43%48.96%4.73%5/6/2025 (Estimated)

Latest DUK and NRG Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
2/13/2025Q4 2024
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$1.61$1.66+$0.05$1.54$7.65 billionN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$4.183.55%+2.01%73.20%20 Years
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$1.761.84%-2.65%35.92%N/A

Latest DUK and NRG Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
1/9/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
quarterly$1.04503.86%2/14/20252/14/20253/17/2025
1/22/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
quarterly$0.441.5%2/3/20252/3/20252/18/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
1.52
0.67
0.44
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
5.57
1.17
1.10

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
65.31%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
97.72%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
0.10%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
0.86%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
27,900777.02 million771.71 millionOptionable
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
6,600203.67 million200.82 millionOptionable

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Duke Energy stock logo

Duke Energy NYSE:DUK

$117.67 +0.56 (+0.48%)
Closing price 03/27/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$118.10 +0.43 (+0.36%)
As of 08:02 AM Eastern
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Duke Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I), and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest. It generates electricity through coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, solar and wind sources, renewables, and nuclear fuel. This segment also engages in the wholesale of electricity to municipalities, electric cooperative utilities, and load-serving entities. The GU&I segment distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation natural gas customers; and invests in pipeline transmission projects, renewable natural gas projects, and natural gas storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Duke Energy Holding Corp. and changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation in April 2006. Duke Energy Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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NRG Energy NYSE:NRG

$95.77 -1.60 (-1.64%)
Closing price 03/27/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$95.00 -0.78 (-0.81%)
As of 08:06 AM Eastern
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NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through Texas; East; West/Services/Other; Vivint Smart Home; and Corporate Activities segments. The company produces and sells electricity generated using coal, oil, solar, and battery storage; natural gas; and a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions. It offers retail electricity and energy management, line and surge protection products, HVAC installation, repair and maintenance, home protection products, carbon offsets, back-up power stations, portable power, portable solar, and portable lighting; retail services comprising demand response, commodity sales, energy efficiency, and energy management solutions; and system power, distributed generation, renewable and low-carbon products, carbon management and specialty services, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, and energy advisory services. In addition, the company trades in power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It offers its products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. It serves residential, commercial, government, industrial, and wholesale customers. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.