Duke Capital (DUKE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Previously Duke Royalty. Duke Capital is a leading provider of hybrid capital solutions for SME business owners in UK, Europe and North America, combining the best features of both equity and debt. Since 2017, Duke has provided unique long-term financing which eliminates re-financing risk and necessity for a short-term exit by providing a unique ‘corporate mortgage’ while also aligning its returns to grow with the success of the business. More about our company can be found at www.dukecapital.com

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 29.50 to 30.50
• 50-Day Range: 28.50 to 31.10
• 52-Week Range: 24 to 34.70
• Volume: 864,356 shs
• Average Volume: 801,020 shs
• Market Capitalization: £124.06 million
• P/E Ratio: 0.30
• Dividend Yield: 10.03%
• Price Target: GBX 46
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Duke Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Duke Capital scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Duke Capital has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Duke Capital has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Duke Capital is 0.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Duke Capital is 0.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 14.41.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Duke Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.75. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DUKE.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Duke Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.31%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Duke Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Duke Capital is 2.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DUKE.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

Duke Capital has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Duke Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for DUKE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Duke Capital insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £107,474 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.28% of the stock of Duke Capital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 36.08% of the stock of Duke Capital is held by institutions.

DUKE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DUKE shares performed this year?

Duke Capital's stock was trading at GBX 30.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, DUKE shares have decreased by 2.3% and is now trading at GBX 29.90.

How do I buy shares of Duke Capital?

Shares of DUKE stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Duke Capital own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Duke Capital investors own include Legal & General Group (LGEN), BP (BP), 4D pharma (DDDD), Intel (INTC), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Unilever (ULVR) and Wynnstay Group (WYN).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:DUKE
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.dukeroyalty.com
• Phone: +44-1481-741240
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Duke Capital: GBX 46
• High Price Target: GBX 46
• Low Price Target: GBX 46
• Potential Upside/Downside: +53.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 101.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 0.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.75
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £418.18 million
• Net Margins: 1,408.25%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 255.49%
• Return on Assets: 5.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 42.88
• Current Ratio: 19.30
• Quick Ratio: 15.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £29.70 million
• Price / Sales: 4.18
• Cash Flow: GBX 5.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.49
• Book Value: GBX 39.79 per share
• Price / Book: 0.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 414,914,974
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £124.06 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.37