Duke Energy (DUK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Duke Energy is a major utility holding company in the United States, providing electric and gas services to customers across the Southeast and Midwest. Through its regulated electric utilities and natural gas distribution businesses, the company delivers reliable power and fuel to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Its vertically integrated model encompasses generation, transmission and distribution networks, ensuring coordinated operations from power plants to end users.

The company owns and operates a diversified fleet of generation assets, including nuclear, coal-fired, natural gas, hydroelectric, wind and solar facilities. In recent years, Duke Energy has accelerated investments in grid modernization, energy storage and renewable energy integration to support evolving customer needs and environmental goals. Its infrastructure enhancements aim to improve resiliency, incorporate distributed energy resources and enable the transition to lower-carbon energy sources.

With roots dating back to the early 20th century, Duke Energy traces its origin to a small hydroelectric project established by industrialist James B. Duke. Over decades of growth, the company expanded through strategic mergers and acquisitions, including its 2012 combination with Progress Energy and the 2016 purchase of a leading regional natural gas distributor. These moves broadened its footprint to encompass six states and strengthened its position as one of the nation’s largest regulated utilities.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Lynn Good, Duke Energy continues to pursue a balanced approach between meeting immediate customer demands and advancing long-term sustainability objectives. The company’s senior management team emphasizes stakeholder engagement, robust governance and disciplined capital allocation as it navigates regulatory environments and emerging industry trends. Duke Energy remains focused on delivering safe, affordable and increasingly cleaner energy to its communities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $116.47 to $117.88
• 50-Day Range: $112.71 to $122.95
• 52-Week Range: $99.55 to $125.27
• Volume: 1.95 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.49 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $91.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.50
• Dividend Yield: 3.55%
• Price Target: $126.88
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Duke Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Duke Energy scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 294 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Duke Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.59, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

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: 6.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Duke Energy are expected to grow by 6.32% in the coming year, from $6.33 to $6.73 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Duke Energy is 19.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Duke Energy is 19.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.45.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Duke Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.92. 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 1.81. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.47% 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 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Duke Energy has recently increased by 17.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Duke Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.57%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Duke Energy has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Duke Energy is 69.32%. 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 62.11% next year. This indicates that Duke Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.86

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.47% 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 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Duke Energy has recently increased by 17.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.03

News Sentiment

Duke Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.03. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 50 news articles for Duke Energy this week, compared to 34 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 29 people have searched for DUK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -45% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 17 people have added Duke Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -23% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Duke Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.14% 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.

DUK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DUK shares performed this year?

Duke Energy's stock was trading at $107.74 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DUK stock has increased by 9.1% and is now trading at $117.5850.

How were Duke Energy's earnings last quarter?

Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.17. The company's revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Duke Energy have any subsidiaries?

Duke Energy subsidiaries include these companies: REC Solar, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, PROGRESS ENERGY, 2018 ESA Project Company LLC, 226HC 8me LLC, Advance SC LLC, Baker House Apartments LLC, and others.

Who are Duke Energy's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Duke Energy include Park National Corp OH, Norway Savings Bank, Burkett Financial Services LLC and Doliver Advisors LP. Insiders that own company stock include Lynn J Good, Steven K Young, Julia S Janson, Dhiaa M Jamil, Louis E Renjel, Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe and E Marie Mckee.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Duke Energy?

Shares of DUK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Duke Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Duke Energy investors own include Chevron (CVX), Verizon Communications (VZ), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/06/2025
• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2025
• Today: 7/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DUK
• CIK: 1326160
• Web: www.duke-energy.com
• Phone: (704) 382-3853
• Fax: 704-382-3814
• Employees: 26,413
• Year Founded: 1904

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $126.88
• High Stock Price Target: $142.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $115.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.59
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.52
• P/E Growth: 2.97
• Net Income: $4.52 billion
• Net Margins: 15.40%
• Pretax Margin: 17.65%
• Return on Equity: 9.88%
• Return on Assets: 2.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.57
• Current Ratio: 0.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $30.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.95
• Cash Flow: $14.16 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.28
• Book Value: $65.09 per share
• Price / Book: 1.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 777,257,000
• Free Float: 776,169,000
• Market Cap: $91.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.37