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Duke Energy (DUK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$120.70 +0.32 (+0.26%)
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About Duke Energy Stock (NYSE:DUK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$120.20
$120.99
50-Day Range
$116.33
$125.82
52-Week Range
$105.20
$127.85
Volume
258,649 shs
Average Volume
3.49 million shs
Market Capitalization
$93.86 billion
P/E Ratio
19.62
Dividend Yield
3.53%
Price Target
$130.62
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Duke Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

DUK MarketRank™: 

Duke Energy scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 15th out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Duke Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Duke Energy is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Duke Energy has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Duke Energy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Duke Energy are expected to grow by 6.32% in the coming year, from $6.33 to $6.73 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Duke Energy is 19.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 279.75.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Duke Energy is 19.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 51.64.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Duke Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.90. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Duke Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Duke Energy's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.91% of the outstanding shares of Duke Energy have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Duke Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Duke Energy has recently increased by 22.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Duke Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.53%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Duke Energy has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Duke Energy is 69.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Duke Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.30% next year. This indicates that Duke Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Duke Energy's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.91% of the outstanding shares of Duke Energy have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Duke Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Duke Energy has recently increased by 22.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Duke Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.15. 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 0.87 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 42 news articles for Duke Energy this week, compared to 41 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 38 people have searched for DUK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    24 people have added Duke Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Duke Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,081,302.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.14% of the stock of Duke Energy is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    65.31% of the stock of Duke Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Duke Energy's insider trading history.
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DUK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Duke Energy's stock was trading at $107.74 at the start of the year. Since then, DUK stock has increased by 11.7% and is now trading at $120.39.

Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.04. The firm's revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Duke Energy subsidiaries include these companies: REC Solar, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, PROGRESS ENERGY, 2018 ESA Project Company LLC, 226HC 8me LLC, Advance SC LLC, Baker House Apartments LLC, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Duke Energy include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.74%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.40%), Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC (2.27%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Lynn J Good, Steven K Young, Julia S Janson, Thomas Preston Jr Gillespie, Louis E Renjel, Bonnie B Titone and E Marie Mckee.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of DUK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Duke Energy investors own include Chevron (CVX), Verizon Communications (VZ), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/16 Dividend
5/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend
5/16/2025
Dividend Payable
6/16/2025
Last Earnings
8/05/2025
Record date for 9/16 Dividend
8/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/16 Dividend
8/15/2025
Today
9/10/2025
Dividend Payable
9/16/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Electric Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:DUK
CIK
1326160
Employees
26,413
Year Founded
1904

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$142.00
Low Price Target
$121.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.64
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.15
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.58
Forward P/E Ratio
19.02
P/E Growth
2.9
Net Income
$4.52 billion
Net Margins
15.51%
Pretax Margin
17.64%
Return on Equity
9.85%
Return on Assets
2.65%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.55
Current Ratio
0.66
Quick Ratio
0.42

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$31.27 billion
Price / Sales
2.99
Cash Flow
$14.38 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.37
Book Value
$65.09 per share
Price / Book
1.85

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
777,624,000
Free Float
776,535,000
Market Cap
$93.62 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.39

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This page (NYSE:DUK) was last updated on 9/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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