Q2 EPS Estimates for Duke Energy Boosted by Zacks Research

Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Duke Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.26 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.25. 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 $1.62 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.74 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.77 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.77 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.11 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on DUK. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $132.00 price objective on shares of Duke Energy in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective 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. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on shares of Duke Energy from $128.00 to $123.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Duke Energy in a research report on Friday, June 13th. They issued a "market perform" rating for the company. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on Duke Energy from $123.00 to $122.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $127.25.

Duke Energy Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE DUK traded up $0.23 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $119.98. The stock had a trading volume of 1,905,074 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,493,339. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $116.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $116.46. Duke Energy has a 1 year low of $105.20 and a 1 year high of $125.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 0.77. The firm has a market cap of $93.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 0.37.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK - Get Free Report) last released 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 had revenue of $8.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.70 billion. Duke Energy had a return on equity of 9.88% and a net margin of 15.40%. Duke Energy's revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.44 EPS.

Duke Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $1.065 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $4.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.55%. This is a boost from Duke Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. Duke Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 69.32%.

Institutional Trading of Duke Energy

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Activest Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Duke Energy by 98.1% in the 1st 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. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Duke Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Duke Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Duke Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Mattson Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Duke Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.31% of the company's stock.

Duke Energy Company Profile

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.