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After finishing at $117.18 in the prior trading day, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) closed at $117.52, up 0.29%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.48 million shares were traded. DUK stock price reached its highest trading level at $118.03 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $117.08.
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 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 91390746624 and an Enterprise Value of 182487744512. As of this moment, Duke’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.842 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.44.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DUK is 0.48, which has changed by 0.08761835 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17823458 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 -3.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.45%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.27M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3452740 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 776.52M. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.45% stake in the company. Shares short for DUK as of 1765756800 were 13931486 with a Short Ratio of 4.27, compared to 1763078400 on 15716609. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13931486 and a Short% of Float of 1.79.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, DUK’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.2, compared to 4.22 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.035842292. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.89. 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
A detailed examination of Duke Energy Corp (DUK) is currently in progress, with 13.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.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 $6.4 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
9 analysts predict $7.57B in revenue for. The current quarter. 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 $33.08B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $34.15B and the low estimate is $31.85B.
