Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK - Free Report) - Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Duke Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $7.11 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Duke Energy's current full-year earnings is $6.33 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Duke Energy's FY2028 earnings at $7.59 EPS.
Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.04). Duke Energy had a net margin of 15.51% and a return on equity of 9.85%. The company had revenue of $7.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.07 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.18 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. Duke Energy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.170-6.420 EPS.
Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on DUK. Evercore ISI began coverage on Duke Energy in a research report on Monday, October 6th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $143.00 price objective for the company. Cowen began coverage on Duke Energy in a research report on Wednesday. They set a "buy" rating for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $132.00 price objective on Duke Energy in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Duke Energy from $134.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Duke Energy from $131.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $136.77.
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Duke Energy Stock Performance
Shares of DUK stock opened at $128.55 on Monday. 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 business has a 50 day moving average of $123.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $120.10. Duke Energy has a 52 week low of $105.20 and a 52 week high of $129.51. The company has a market cap of $99.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.90, a PEG ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.44.
Duke Energy Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be given a $1.065 dividend. This represents a $4.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. Duke Energy's dividend payout ratio is 69.27%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Duke Energy news, EVP Thomas Preston Jr. Gillespie sold 6,700 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.26, for a total value of $832,542.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 46,422 shares in the company, valued at $5,768,397.72. This represents a 12.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Bonnie B. Titone sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was 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 owned 19,608 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,438,843.04. This trade represents a 9.26% 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.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Duke Energy
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Activest Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Duke Energy by 98.1% during the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 212 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Duke Energy during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Duke Energy during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Duke Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Mascoma Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Duke Energy by 53.7% during the 2nd quarter. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC now owns 249 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.31% of the company's stock.
About Duke Energy
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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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