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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$126.88
+1.7%
$123.06
$105.20
$127.85
$98.77B0.442.74 million shs2.95 million shs
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$98.23
+2.2%
$93.62
$80.46
$98.36
$108.12B0.435.55 million shs5.30 million shs
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
$90.20
-0.4%
$86.00
$71.02
$91.37
$21.80B0.5211.40 million shs11.58 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
0.00%+2.67%+3.81%+8.07%+13.95%
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
0.00%+3.89%+6.64%+6.08%+10.46%
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
0.00%+1.45%+6.03%+9.40%+14.47%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$126.88
+1.7%
$123.06
$105.20
$127.85
$98.77B0.442.74 million shs2.95 million shs
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$98.23
+2.2%
$93.62
$80.46
$98.36
$108.12B0.435.55 million shs5.30 million shs
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
$90.20
-0.4%
$86.00
$71.02
$91.37
$21.80B0.5211.40 million shs11.58 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
0.00%+2.67%+3.81%+8.07%+13.95%
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
0.00%+3.89%+6.64%+6.08%+10.46%
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
0.00%+1.45%+6.03%+9.40%+14.47%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
2.63
Moderate Buy$134.085.67% Upside
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
2.21
Hold$96.31-1.96% Downside
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
2.56
Moderate Buy$90.20N/A

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest XLU, SO, and DUK Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/10/2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$100.00 ➝ $104.00
10/10/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$131.00 ➝ $137.00
10/10/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform$132.00 ➝ $135.00
10/8/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingBuy (B-)
10/8/2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingBuy (B)
10/6/2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
Evercore ISI
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Initiated CoverageIn-Line$103.00
10/6/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Evercore ISI
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$143.00
10/6/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Evercore ISI
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$143.00
10/6/2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
Evercore ISI
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UpgradeHold
10/3/2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
Scotiabank
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Reiterated RatingSector OutperformSector Perform$99.00
10/3/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Scotiabank
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Set Price TargetSector PerformSector Outperform$128.00 ➝ $137.00
(Data available from 10/12/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$30.36B3.25$14.34 per share8.85$65.09 per share1.95
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$28.36B3.81$8.86 per share11.09$33.47 per share2.93
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$4.52B$6.1520.6318.853.0615.51%9.85%2.65%11/7/2025 (Estimated)
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$4.40B$3.8925.2521.403.4015.10%12.09%3.06%10/30/2025 (Estimated)
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/A20.74N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest XLU, SO, and DUK Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
11/7/2025Q3 2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$1.70N/AN/AN/A$8.51 billionN/A
10/30/2025Q3 2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$1.46N/AN/AN/A$8.04 billionN/A
8/5/2025Q2 2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$1.29$1.25-$0.04$1.25$7.07 billion$7.51 billion
7/31/2025Q2 2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$0.9910$0.91-$0.0810$0.79$6.70 billion$6.97 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$4.263.36%N/A69.27%20 Years
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$2.963.01%N/A76.09%25 Years
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
$2.302.55%N/AN/AN/A

Latest XLU, SO, and DUK Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/15/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
quarterly$1.06503.64%8/15/20258/15/20259/16/2025
7/21/2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
quarterly$0.743.12%8/18/20258/18/20259/8/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
1.55
0.66
0.42
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
1.69
0.74
0.54
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/AN/A

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
65.31%
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
64.10%
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
90.06%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
0.14%
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
0.16%
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/A
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
26,413777.62 million776.54 millionOptionable
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
28,6001.10 billion1.10 billionOptionable
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/A241.67 millionN/ANot Optionable

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Duke Energy stock logo

Duke Energy NYSE:DUK

$126.88 +2.17 (+1.74%)
Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$126.85 -0.03 (-0.02%)
As of 10/10/2025 07:56 PM Eastern
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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.

Southern stock logo

Southern NYSE:SO

$98.23 +2.10 (+2.18%)
Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$97.75 -0.48 (-0.49%)
As of 10/10/2025 07:55 PM Eastern
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The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it owns and operates nuclear, coal, hydro, cogeneration, solar, wind, battery storage, and fuel cell facilities. Further, the constructs, operates, and maintains approximately 77,900 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.9 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, it develops distributed energy and resilience solutions; deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers; and offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA:XLU

$90.20 -0.37 (-0.41%)
Closing price 10/10/2025 04:10 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$89.70 -0.50 (-0.55%)
As of 10/10/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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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.