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In the latest session, Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) closed at $110.67 up 0.40% from its previous closing price of $110.23. In other words, the price has increased by $0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.73 million shares were traded. DUK stock price reached its highest trading level at $111.14 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $110.05.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Duke Energy Corp.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.53 and its Current Ratio is at 0.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.56.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on September 20, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $138.
On February 12, 2024, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $105 to $96.
Evercore ISI Upgraded its In-line to Outperform on January 23, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $90 to $108.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 23 ’24 when JANSON JULIA S sold 10,000 shares for $112.58 per share. The transaction valued at 1,125,809 led to the insider holds 58,657 shares of the business.
JANSON JULIA S bought 10,000 shares of DUK for $1,125,809 on Aug 23 ’24. On Aug 08 ’24, another insider, Renjel Louis E., who serves as the EVP, Chief Corporate Affairs of the company, sold 540 shares for $113.64 each. As a result, the insider received 61,366 and left with 19,884 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 85459591168 and an Enterprise Value of 171504566272. As of this moment, Duke’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.45. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.31. 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 1.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.796 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.168.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, DUK has reached a high of $118.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $85.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.10%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DUK has traded an average of 3.19M shares per day and 4120980 over the past ten days. A total of 771.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 770.97M. Insiders hold about 0.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.11% stake in the company. Shares short for DUK as of 1726185600 were 11630804 with a Short Ratio of 3.64, compared to 1723680000 on 10849176. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11630804 and a Short% of Float of 1.50999995.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DUK is 4.12, from 4.1 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.037194952The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.08.
