Duke Energy (DUK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Duke Energy Corporation is an energy holding company that provides regulated electric and natural gas utility services in the United States. Its electric utilities generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity to residential, commercial, industrial and other customers. The company’s generation portfolio includes nuclear, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric and renewable energy resources.

Duke Energy serves customers primarily in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Its natural gas operations serve customers in parts of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The company also develops and operates renewable energy and energy storage projects, including solar facilities, and invests in grid modernization and other infrastructure intended to support reliability and the transition to lower-carbon energy sources.

The company traces its roots to the early 20th century and the development of hydroelectric power in the Carolinas. It expanded through a combination of utility growth and acquisitions, including the 2012 merger with Progress Energy, which significantly increased its operations in the Carolinas and Florida. Duke Energy is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Harry Sideris.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $126.93 to $130.22
• 50-Day Range: $113.18 to $129.61
• 52-Week Range: $112.40 to $134.49
• Volume: 6.96 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.69 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $101.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.97
• Dividend Yield: 3.35%
• Price Target: $132.19
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Duke Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Duke Energy scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Duke Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Duke Energy is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Duke Energy has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Duke Energy are expected to grow by 6.55% in the coming year, from $6.72 to $7.16 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Duke Energy is 18.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.13.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Duke Energy is 18.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 31.46.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Duke Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.95. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Duke Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.94. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.33% of the float of Duke Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Duke Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.47.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Duke Energy has recently increased by 2.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Duke Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.43%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Duke Energy has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Duke Energy is 65.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Duke Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 60.61% next year. This indicates that Duke Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

Duke Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.88. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 42 news articles for Duke Energy this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 28 people have searched for DUK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 20 people have added Duke Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Duke Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $371,200.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.12% of the stock of Duke Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.31% of the stock of Duke Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Record date for 9/16 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/16 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/16/2026
• Today: 11/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Record date for 12/16 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/16 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DUK
• CIK: 1326160
• Web: www.duke-energy.com
• Phone: (704) 382-3853
• Fax: 704-382-3814
• Employees: 26,441
• Year Founded: 1904

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Duke Energy: $132.19
• High Price Target: $142.00
• Low Price Target: $121.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.66
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.10
• P/E Growth: 2.95
• Net Income: $4.97 billion
• Net Margins: 15.78%
• Pretax Margin: 18.62%
• Return on Equity: 9.78%
• Return on Assets: 2.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.47
• Current Ratio: 0.66
• Quick Ratio: 0.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $32.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.13
• Cash Flow: $16.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.76
• Book Value: $66.93 per share
• Price / Book: 1.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 779,700,000
• Free Float: 778,766,000
• Market Cap: $101.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.33