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Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) closed the day trading at $113.07 down -2.40% from the previous closing price of $115.85. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.33 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of DUK, let’s look at its different ratios. 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:
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 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:
As of this moment, Duke’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.77.
Stock Price History:
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 -5.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.40%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 777.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 775.75M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.30% stake in the company.
