Investors with the goal of beating the broader market often turn to stock selection. Strategic choices in individual stocks can have a profound impact on your wealth.
In the latest session, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) closed at $123.28 up 0.14% from its previous closing price of $123.11. In other words, the price has increased by $0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.1 million shares were traded. DUK stock price reached its highest trading level at $123.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $122.1.
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 0.42 and its Current Ratio is at 0.66. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.57.
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 25 ’25 when JANSON JULIA S bought 10,000 shares for $124.14 per share.
Weintraub Alexander J. sold 400 shares of DUK for $48,656 on Aug 19 ’25. The SVP, Chief Customer Officer now owns 7,860 shares after completing the transaction at $121.64 per share. On Aug 20 ’25, another insider, Titone Bonnie B., who serves as the SVP, Chief Admin Officer of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $124.38 each. As a result, the insider received 248,764 and left with 19,608 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 95865487360 and an Enterprise Value of 186086539264. As of this moment, Duke’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.032 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.104.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DUK is 0.38, which has changed by 0.093877554 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DUK has reached a high of $127.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $105.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.11%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DUK has traded an average of 3.05M shares per day and 2985690 over the past ten days. A total of 778.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 776.42M. Insiders hold about 0.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.09% stake in the company. Shares short for DUK as of 1755216000 were 14847320 with a Short Ratio of 3.99, compared to 1752537600 on 11982529. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14847320 and a Short% of Float of 1.91.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DUK is 4.20, from 4.18 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033953372The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.96. The current Payout Ratio is 72.84% for DUK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-15. 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 10.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.62, with high estimates of $1.76 and low estimates of $1.33.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.42 and $6.25 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.33. EPS for the following year is $6.71, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $6.82 and $6.66.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 7 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $8.52B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $8.66B to a low estimate of $8.31B. As of the current estimate, Duke Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $8.15BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $7.63B. There is a high estimate of $7.85B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7.12B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DUK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $32.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $31.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $31.84B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $30.36BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $33.02B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $34.12B and the low estimate is $31.63B.
