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Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) closed the day trading at $120.70 down -0.59% from the previous closing price of $121.42. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.2 million shares were traded. DUK stock price reached its highest trading level at $121.52 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $120.19.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of DUK, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 235.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 1284.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.44 and its Current Ratio is at 0.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.70 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.54.
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:
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 93786554368 and an Enterprise Value of 180944846848. As of this moment, Duke’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.045 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.605.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DUK is 0.37, which has changed by 0.23528814 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 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 $96.68. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.11%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, DUK traded about 4.22M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, DUK traded about 3773090 shares per day. A total of 776.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 775.52M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.24% stake in the company. Shares short for DUK as of 1743379200 were 11621198 with a Short Ratio of 2.76, compared to 1740700800 on 10665851. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11621198 and a Short% of Float of 1.5.
Dividends & Splits
DUK’s forward annual dividend rate is 4.16, up from 4.14 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.034096524The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.02. The current Payout Ratio is 72.84% for DUK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1739491200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-07-03 when the company split stock in a 1:3 ratio.
