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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:DUK NYSEARCA:XLU On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeDUKDuke Energy$126.32-0.4%$124.89$113.89▼$134.49$98.44B0.383.92 million shs1.08 million shsXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund$45.66-0.1%$44.88$40.69▼$47.80$23.78B0.5824.11 million shs11.70 million shs7 Best Space Stocks to Own in 2026The space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to have gotten in early on SpaceX to profit. This report shows seven space stocks you can buy today that may grow as rockets, satellites, defense, space internet, and new space technology become more important.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceDUKDuke Energy+1.13%+0.71%+1.58%-2.21%+8.08%XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund+0.68%+0.93%+2.67%-1.61%+10.90%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeDUKDuke Energy$126.32-0.4%$124.89$113.89▼$134.49$98.44B0.383.92 million shs1.08 million shsXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund$45.66-0.1%$44.88$40.69▼$47.80$23.78B0.5824.11 million shs11.70 million shs7 Best Space Stocks to Own in 2026The space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to have gotten in early on SpaceX to profit. This report shows seven space stocks you can buy today that may grow as rockets, satellites, defense, space internet, and new space technology become more important.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceDUKDuke Energy+1.13%+0.71%+1.58%-2.21%+8.08%XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund+0.68%+0.93%+2.67%-1.61%+10.90%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceDUKDuke Energy 2.53Moderate Buy$138.339.51% UpsideXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund 2.57Moderate Buy$45.64-0.04% DownsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest DUK and XLU Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails6/24/2026DUKDuke Energy Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price Target$132.00 ➝ $136.006/18/2026DUKDuke Energy BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$143.00 ➝ $134.006/18/2026DUKDuke Energy MizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform$139.00 ➝ $135.006/2/2026DUKDuke Energy BTIG ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy$139.005/21/2026DUKDuke Energy Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price Target$141.00 ➝ $132.005/18/2026DUKDuke Energy Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$142.00 ➝ $137.005/13/2026DUKDuke Energy JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral$139.00 ➝ $136.005/11/2026DUKDuke Energy UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price Target$137.00 ➝ $135.005/11/2026DUKDuke Energy EvercoreSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price Target$139.00 ➝ $140.005/11/2026DUKDuke Energy Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price Target$143.00 ➝ $138.00(Data available from 7/14/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookDUKDuke Energy$32.24B3.05$16.40 per share7.70$66.93 per share1.89XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateDUKDuke Energy$4.97B$6.5319.3417.69N/A15.49%9.73%2.64%8/4/2026 (Estimated)XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/A20.74N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALatest DUK and XLU EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/4/2026Q2 2026DUKDuke Energy$1.30N/AN/AN/A$7.62 billionN/A5/4/2026Q1 2026DUKDuke Energy$1.87$1.93+$0.06$1.97$8.44 billion$9.18 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthDUKDuke Energy$4.263.37%+2.01%65.24%20 YearsXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund$1.192.61%N/AN/AN/ALatest DUK and XLU DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/7/2026DUKDuke Energyquarterly$1.06503.52%5/15/20265/15/20266/16/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioDUKDuke Energy1.450.660.44XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/ACompare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipDUKDuke Energy65.31%XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund90.06%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipDUKDuke Energy0.12%XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/ACompare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableDUKDuke Energy26,441779.60 million778.66 millionOptionableXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/A521.05 millionN/ANot OptionableDUK and XLU HeadlinesRecent News About These Companies3 Utilities Mutual Fund Buys as AI Drives Power DemandJuly 14 at 9:25 AM | zacks.comThis “Boring” ETF Could Be One of the Biggest Winners from the AI BoomJuly 11 at 6:13 AM | 247wallst.comXLU vs. VPU: Which Utilities ETF Best Powers the AI Data-Center Boom?July 8, 2026 | 247wallst.comXLU vs. VPU: Which Utilities ETF Best Powers the AI Data-Center Boom?July 8, 2026 | 247wallst.com4 Defensive Stocks to Take Refuge in as Tech Sell-off ContinuesJuly 8, 2026 | zacks.com3 Utility ETFs to Buy Now as AI Data Centers Trigger a 1970s-Scale Power BuildoutJuly 6, 2026 | 247wallst.comTwo sector income ETFs outyielding the S&P 500 by more than 2 percent heading into a possible recessionJuly 3, 2026 | msn.comShould You Invest in the State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU)?July 2, 2026 | zacks.com5 Places Investors Can Hide If the AI Trade Keeps Cracking (XLU)...June 29, 2026 | marketbeat.comXLU: The Clean Energy EdgeJune 27, 2026 | seekingalpha.comForget XLU. 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ETFs to Help You DiversifyJune 5, 2026 | zacks.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeDUK and XLU Company DescriptionsDuke Energy NYSE:DUK$126.32 -0.54 (-0.43%) As of 02:42 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.Duke Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I), and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest. It generates electricity through coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, solar and wind sources, renewables, and nuclear fuel. This segment also engages in the wholesale of electricity to municipalities, electric cooperative utilities, and load-serving entities. The GU&I segment distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation natural gas customers; and invests in pipeline transmission projects, renewable natural gas projects, and natural gas storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Duke Energy Holding Corp. and changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation in April 2006. Duke Energy Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA:XLU$45.66 -0.07 (-0.14%) As of 02:42 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.Select Sector Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund), formerly Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Utilities Select Sector of the S&P 500 Index (the Index). The Index includes companies from industries, such as electric utilities, multi-utilities, independent power producers and energy traders, and gas utilities. The Fund utilizes a passive or indexing investment approach to attempt to approximate the investment performance of the Index. The Fund's investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc. 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