Duke Energy (DUK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Duke Energy Corporation is a U.S.-based electric power holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company’s core business is the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Duke Energy operates a mix of regulated electric utilities and non-regulated energy businesses, providing essential energy infrastructure and services across multiple states.

Its operating activities include owning and operating generation assets across a portfolio that encompasses nuclear, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric and an expanding array of renewable resources, as well as battery storage and grid modernization projects. Duke Energy maintains and upgrades transmission and distribution networks, offers retail electric service, and provides energy-related services for large commercial and industrial customers. The company also develops utility-scale renewable projects and participates in demand-response, energy efficiency and customer-facing programs, including support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Duke Energy traces its roots to early 20th-century regional utilities and has grown through a series of mergers and acquisitions to become one of the largest U.S. utilities; notable transactions in its modern history include mergers that expanded its footprint and customer base. The company serves customers primarily in the Southeast and Midwest, with significant operations in states such as North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Duke Energy is governed by a board of directors and senior management who oversee utility operations, regulatory relationships and strategic investments in cleaner generation and grid resilience.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $124.22 to $125.89
• 50-Day Range: $120.98 to $133.54
• 52-Week Range: $113.39 to $134.49
• Volume: 2.45 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.18 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $98.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.26
• Dividend Yield: 3.39%
• Price Target: $139.07
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Duke Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Duke Energy scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 94 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: 3.1 / 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 Potential

Duke Energy has a consensus price target of $139.07, representing about 10.6% upside from its current price of $125.78.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Duke Energy has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.41%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Duke Energy are expected to grow by 6.41% in the coming year, from $6.71 to $7.14 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Duke Energy is 19.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.12.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Duke Energy is 19.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.10.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Duke Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% 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 5.22.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Duke Energy has recently decreased by 8.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Duke Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.39%, 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 65.24%. 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 59.66% next year. This indicates that Duke Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.10

News Sentiment

Duke Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.10. 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 38 news articles for Duke Energy this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

73 people have searched for DUK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 115% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

36 people have added Duke Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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 $3,048,426.00 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

• Record date for 3/16 Dividend: 2/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/16 Dividend: 2/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/04/2026
• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 26,441
• Year Founded: 1904

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Duke Energy: $139.07
• High Price Target: $146.00
• Low Price Target: $132.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.75
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $4.97 billion
• Net Margins: 15.49%
• Pretax Margin: 18.13%
• Return on Equity: 9.73%
• Return on Assets: 2.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.45
• Current Ratio: 0.66
• Quick Ratio: 0.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $32.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.04
• Cash Flow: $16.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.71
• Book Value: $71.20 per share
• Price / Book: 1.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 779,600,000
• Free Float: 778,660,000
• Market Cap: $98.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.41