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The price of Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) closed at $115.47 in the last session, up 0.21% from day before closing price of $115.23. In other words, the price has increased by $0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.41 million shares were traded. DUK stock price reached its highest trading level at $116.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $114.4.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at DUK’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.50 and its Current Ratio is at 0.77. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.73 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.59.
On October 15, 2024, Mizuho Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $116 to $121.
On September 20, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $138.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on September 20, 2024, with a $138 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 28 ’25 when Ghartey-Tagoe Kodwo sold 9,007 shares for $117.10 per share. The transaction valued at 1,054,720 led to the insider holds 45,709 shares of the business.
JANSON JULIA S sold 10,000 shares of DUK for $1,160,866 on Feb 26 ’25. The EVP&CEO, Duke Energy Carolinas now owns 69,768 shares after completing the transaction at $116.09 per share. On Feb 28 ’25, another insider, Ghartey-Tagoe Kodwo, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 9,007 shares for $117.10 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 89749872640 and an Enterprise Value of 178852872192. As of this moment, Duke’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.862 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.005.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DUK is 0.36, which has changed by 0.12807739 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DUK has reached a high of $125.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $99.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.38%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, DUK traded on average about 4.16M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3257480 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 777.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 775.74M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.39% stake in the company. Shares short for DUK as of 1747267200 were 12099230 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1744675200 on 10746387. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12099230 and a Short% of Float of 1.5599999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for DUK is 4.18, which was 4.16 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036107976The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.99. The current Payout Ratio is 72.84% for DUK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-16 with an ex-dividend date of 1747353600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-07-03 when the company split stock in a 1:3 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Duke Energy Corp (DUK) reflects the combined expertise of 9.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.8, with high estimates of $2.16 and low estimates of $1.65.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.39 and $6.23 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.32. EPS for the following year is $6.71, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $6.79 and $6.62.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $7.17B. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.58B to a low estimate of $6.11B. As of the current estimate, Duke Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $7.17BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.53B. There is a high estimate of $8.66B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.31B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DUK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $32.35B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $31.45B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $31.81B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $30.36BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $33.1B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $34.11B and the low estimate is $31.94B.
