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As of close of business last night, Duke Energy Corp’s stock clocked out at $121.93, down -0.13% from its previous closing price of $122.09. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.81 million shares were traded. DUK stock price reached its highest trading level at $122.955 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $121.59.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of DUK’s stock, we examine 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 19 ’25 when Glenn Robert Alexander sold 8,200 shares for $123.80 per share. The transaction valued at 1,015,160 led to the insider holds 11,367 shares of the business.
Renjel Louis E. sold 800 shares of DUK for $100,520 on Nov 18 ’25. The EVP&CEO DEF&MW&ChiefCorpAffOff now owns 20,332 shares after completing the transaction at $125.65 per share. On Nov 19 ’25, another insider, Glenn Robert Alexander, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 8,200 shares for $123.80 each.
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 94820237312 and an Enterprise Value of 185917227008. As of this moment, Duke’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.952 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.655.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DUK is 0.48, which has changed by 0.039771795 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1177547 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 -1.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.37%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that DUK traded 2.96M shares on average per day over the past three months and 3505070 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 778.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 776.52M. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.23% stake in the company. Shares short for DUK as of 1763078400 were 15716609 with a Short Ratio of 4.59, compared to 1760486400 on 14453865. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15716609 and a Short% of Float of 2.02.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 4.2, DUK has a forward annual dividend rate of 4.22. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03440085. 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 2025-11-14 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
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 12.0 analysts. 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
In . The current quarter, 9 analysts expect revenue to total $7.58B. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.86B to a low estimate of $7.14B. As of . The current estimate, Duke Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $7.36BFor the next quarter, 9 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 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DUK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $32.16B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $31.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $31.86B. 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.
