Q2 EPS Estimates for Duke Energy Boosted by Zacks Research

Key Points

• Analysts at Zacks Research have raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimate for Duke Energy from $1.25 to $1.26, with a full-year earnings consensus now at $6.33 per share.
• Duke Energy reported Q1 earnings of $1.76 per share, exceeding the consensus estimate of $1.59, along with a revenue of $8.25 billion, surpassing expectations of $7.70 billion.
• The company has increased its quarterly dividend to $1.065 from the previous $1.05, resulting in an annualized dividend of $4.26 with a yield of 3.55%.

Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK - Free Report) - Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Duke Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.26 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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.

DUK has been the topic of a number of other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $132.00 target price on Duke Energy in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Barclays decreased their price objective on Duke Energy from $123.00 to $122.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a $127.00 price objective (up from $124.00) on shares of Duke Energy in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on 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. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on Duke Energy from $130.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $127.25.

Duke Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:DUK traded down $1.69 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $118.24. The stock had a trading volume of 736,027 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,572,686. 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 has a market cap of $91.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.37. Duke Energy has a 1 year low of $105.20 and a 1 year high of $125.27. The business's 50 day moving average price is $116.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $116.58.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.17. The firm 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%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.44 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Duke Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Duke Energy by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 74,562,000 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $9,094,327,000 after acquiring an additional 1,676,061 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in shares of Duke Energy by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 18,097,796 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,949,857,000 after buying an additional 124,863 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Duke Energy by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 17,873,788 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,930,833,000 after buying an additional 385,612 shares during the last quarter. GQG Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Duke Energy by 17,880.0% during the 1st quarter. GQG Partners LLC now owns 10,249,508 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,250,133,000 after buying an additional 10,192,503 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Duke Energy by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 8,921,517 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,088,158,000 after buying an additional 418,014 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.31% of the company's stock.

Duke Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a $1.065 dividend. This is a boost from Duke Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $4.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.60%. Duke Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 69.32%.

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.