Zacks Research Increases Earnings Estimates for Duke Energy

Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Duke Energy in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, June 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.25 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.22. The consensus estimate for Duke Energy's current full-year earnings is $6.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Duke Energy's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on DUK. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Duke Energy from $125.00 to $124.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Duke Energy from $114.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Duke Energy from $130.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Duke Energy in a report on Friday, June 13th. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Duke Energy from $128.00 to $123.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Duke Energy presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $125.75.

Duke Energy Price Performance

Shares of Duke Energy stock opened at $115.42 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. The company's 50-day moving average price is $117.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $114.92. Duke Energy has a 52 week low of $99.21 and a 52 week high of $125.27. The stock has a market cap of $89.71 billion, a PE ratio of 19.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.37.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. Duke Energy had a net margin of 15.40% and a return on equity of 9.88%. The business had revenue of $8.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.44 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Duke Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th were paid a $1.045 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 16th. This represents a $4.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.62%. Duke Energy's payout ratio is 69.32%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Duke Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Activest Wealth Management boosted its position in Duke Energy by 98.1% during the first quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 212 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Duke Energy during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in Duke Energy during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Mattson Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Duke Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Duke Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Institutional investors own 65.31% of the company's stock.

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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