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After finishing at $123.9 in the prior trading day, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) closed at $123.59, down -0.25%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.27 million shares were traded. DUK stock price reached its highest trading level at $124.59 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $123.1003.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of DUK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.40 and its Current Ratio is at 0.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.56.
On October 28, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $126.
On October 22, 2025, BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $150.BTIG Research initiated its Buy rating on October 22, 2025, with a $150 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 96111149056 and an Enterprise Value of 187208155136. As of this moment, Duke’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.993 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.736.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DUK is 0.48, which has changed by 0.10180974 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1476624 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DUK has reached a high of $130.03, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $105.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.07%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.89M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3751160 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 69.56% stake in the company. Shares short for DUK as of 1761868800 were 13605957 with a Short Ratio of 4.70, compared to 1759190400 on 14722710. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13605957 and a Short% of Float of 1.7500000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, DUK’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.2, compared to 4.20 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0338983. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.91. 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
At present, 12.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Duke Energy Corp (DUK) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.71, with high estimates of $1.97 and low estimates of $0.67.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.35 and $6.25 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.31. EPS for the following year is $6.7, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $6.8 and $6.6.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $7.63B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.86B to a low estimate of $7.48B. As of. The current estimate, Duke Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $7.36BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.34B. There is a high estimate of $8.96B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7.7B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DUK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $32.16B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $31.66B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $31.91B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $30.36BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $33.07B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $34.15B and the low estimate is $31.85B.
