Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Duke Energy updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share (EPS) between 6.170 and 6.420, which falls slightly below the consensus estimate of 6.320.
• The company recently declared an increased quarterly dividend of $1.065, up from $1.05, reflecting a strong dividend yield of 3.4%.
• Duke Energy's stock performance showed an increase during trading, reaching $125.31, with a market cap of $97.39 billion and a consensus price target of $127.25 from analysts.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 6.170-6.420 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 6.320. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Duke Energy from $122.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Duke Energy from $123.00 to $122.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $132.00 price objective on Duke Energy in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Duke Energy from $120.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $127.00 price objective (up previously from $124.00) on shares of Duke Energy in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $129.20.

Duke Energy Stock Down 0.1%

DUK stock traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $125.80. The stock had a trading volume of 1,134,127 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,607,065. Duke Energy has a 52-week low of $105.20 and a 52-week high of $127.85. The firm has a market cap of $97.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.36. The business has a 50-day moving average of $118.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $117.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.50.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $7.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.07 billion. Duke Energy had a net margin of 15.51% and a return on equity of 9.85%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.18 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Duke Energy will post 6.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Duke Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be issued a dividend of $1.065 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This is an increase from Duke Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. This represents a $4.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Duke Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 67.97%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Duke Energy stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK - Free Report) by 11.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,754 shares of the utilities provider's stock after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Duke Energy were worth $728,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 65.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Duke Energy

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.