Duke Energy (DUK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Duke Energy Corporation is an electric and natural gas utility holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity, with a generation portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, hydroelectric and renewable energy resources. It also operates natural gas distribution businesses and provides related energy services.

Duke Energy’s regulated electric utilities serve residential, commercial and industrial customers across the Carolinas, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Its natural gas operations serve customers in portions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company also develops and operates renewable energy facilities, including solar projects, and continues to invest in grid modernization and clean energy infrastructure.

The company traces its roots to the early 20th century and the development of hydroelectric power in the Carolinas. Duke Energy was formed in 1997 through the combination of Duke Power and PanEnergy. Harry Sideris serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $112.79 to $113.79
• 50-Day Range: $113.18 to $130.54
• 52-Week Range: $112.52 to $134.49
• Volume: 1.01 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.98 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $88.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.99
• Dividend Yield: 3.84%
• Price Target: $137.56
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Duke Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Duke Energy scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 95 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Duke Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Duke Energy has a consensus price target of $137.56, representing about 21.3% upside from its current price of $113.37.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Duke Energy has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.40%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Duke Energy are expected to grow by 6.40% in the coming year, from $6.72 to $7.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Duke Energy is 17.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Duke Energy is 17.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Duke Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.64. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Duke Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.69. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.44% of the float of Duke Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Duke Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Duke Energy has recently increased by 10.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Duke Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.83%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Duke Energy has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Duke Energy is 65.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Duke Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 60.70% next year. This indicates that Duke Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

Duke Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.82. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Duke Energy this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 32 people have searched for DUK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -30% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

41 people have added Duke Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 105% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Duke Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.12% of the stock of Duke Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.31% of the stock of Duke Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Record date for 9/16 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/16 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/16/2026
• Today: 9/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DUK
• CIK: 1326160
• Web: www.duke-energy.com
• Phone: (704) 382-3853
• Fax: 704-382-3814
• Employees: 26,441
• Year Founded: 1904

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Duke Energy: $137.56
• High Price Target: $146.00
• Low Price Target: $127.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.66
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.83
• P/E Growth: 2.64
• Net Income: $4.97 billion
• Net Margins: 15.78%
• Pretax Margin: 18.62%
• Return on Equity: 9.78%
• Return on Assets: 2.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.47
• Current Ratio: 0.66
• Quick Ratio: 0.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $32.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.74
• Cash Flow: $16.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.96
• Book Value: $66.93 per share
• Price / Book: 1.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 779,700,000
• Free Float: 778,766,000
• Market Cap: $88.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.37