Q3 Earnings Forecast for Duke Energy Issued By KeyCorp

Key Points

• KeyCorp has forecasted Duke Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.76 per share, with full-year estimates at $6.35 EPS for FY2025 and $6.74 EPS for FY2026.
• In the latest quarter, Duke Energy reported earnings of $1.25 EPS, missing estimates, despite a revenue increase of 4.7% year-over-year, reaching $7.51 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.065 to be paid on December 16th, with an annualized yield of 3.3%.

Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK - Free Report) - Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Duke Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $1.76 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Duke Energy's current full-year earnings is $6.33 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Duke Energy's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.74 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $8.05 EPS.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.04). The company 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%. Duke Energy's revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.18 EPS. Duke Energy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.170-6.420 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Scotiabank set a $137.00 price target on shares of Duke Energy and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on shares of Duke Energy in a research report on Monday, October 6th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $143.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Duke Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $141.00 to $134.00 in a research report on Friday, September 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $132.00 price target on shares of Duke Energy in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Duke Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Duke Energy has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $136.08.

Duke Energy Price Performance

NYSE DUK opened at $127.43 on Friday. Duke Energy has a 52 week low of $105.20 and a 52 week high of $129.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $99.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.72, a PEG ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $123.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $120.08.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Duke Energy

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Duke Energy by 7.7% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 291,667 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $35,575,000 after purchasing an additional 20,942 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc lifted its position in Duke Energy by 9.9% in the first quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 127,419 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $14,451,000 after buying an additional 11,445 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Duke Energy by 8.1% during the first quarter. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 51,354 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $6,264,000 after purchasing an additional 3,837 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Duke Energy by 1.1% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,656,244 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,055,087,000 after purchasing an additional 93,699 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Resolution Capital Ltd lifted its position in shares of Duke Energy by 7.6% during the first quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd now owns 59,995 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $7,318,000 after purchasing an additional 4,255 shares during the last quarter. 65.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Duke Energy

In related news, SVP Bonnie B. Titone sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.38, for a total value of $248,760.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 19,608 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,438,843.04. This represents a 9.26% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Thomas Preston Jr. Gillespie sold 6,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.26, for a total transaction of $832,542.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 46,422 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,768,397.72. This trade represents a 12.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.14% of the company's stock.

Duke Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a $1.065 dividend. This represents a $4.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. Duke Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 69.27%.

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.

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