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In the latest session, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) closed at $127.4 down -0.99% from its previous closing price of $128.67. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.78 million shares were traded. DUK stock price reached its highest trading level at $129.505 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $127.4.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Duke Energy Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.42 and its Current Ratio is at 0.66. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.57.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on October 16, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $143.
On October 07, 2025, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $143.
Scotiabank Upgraded its Sector Perform to Sector Outperform on October 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $137.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 25 ’25 when JANSON JULIA S bought 10,000 shares for $124.14 per share.
Weintraub Alexander J. sold 400 shares of DUK for $48,656 on Aug 19 ’25. The SVP, Chief Customer Officer now owns 7,860 shares after completing the transaction at $121.64 per share. On Aug 20 ’25, another insider, Titone Bonnie B., who serves as the SVP, Chief Admin Officer of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $124.38 each. As a result, the insider received 248,764 and left with 19,608 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DUK now has a Market Capitalization of 99069353984 and an Enterprise Value of 189290364928. As of this moment, Duke’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.97. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.136 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.312.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DUK is 0.44, which has changed by 0.054985046 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13033986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DUK has reached a high of $128.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $105.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.78%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DUK has traded an average of 2.89M shares per day and 2531040 over the past ten days. A total of 778.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 776.48M. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.20% stake in the company. Shares short for DUK as of 1759190400 were 14722710 with a Short Ratio of 5.10, compared to 1756425600 on 14056879. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14722710 and a Short% of Float of 1.9.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DUK is 4.20, from 4.18 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032486204. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.92. The current Payout Ratio is 72.84% for DUK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-07-03 when the company split stock in a 1:3 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Duke Energy Corp (DUK) is currently in the spotlight, with 12.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.57, with high estimates of $1.68 and low estimates of $1.4.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.43 and $6.19 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.32. EPS for the following year is $6.71, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $6.82 and $6.6.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 8 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $8.56B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $8.8B to a low estimate of $8.31B. As of. The current estimate, Duke Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $8.15BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $7.58B. There is a high estimate of $7.86B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.88B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DUK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $32.36B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $31.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $31.89B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $30.36BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $33.05B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $34.2B and the low estimate is $31.63B.
