Duke Energy (DUK) Competitors $124.39 +1.48 (+1.20%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$124.50 +0.11 (+0.09%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DUK vs. AEP, LNT, CMS, CNP, D, DTE, ED, NEE, SO, and WECShould you be buying Duke Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Duke Energy include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), CMS Energy (CMS), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Dominion Energy (D), DTE Energy (DTE), Consolidated Edison (ED), NextEra Energy (NEE), Southern (SO), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. Duke Energy vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Alliant Energy CMS Energy CenterPoint Energy Dominion Energy DTE Energy Consolidated Edison NextEra Energy Southern WEC Energy Group American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Does the media refer more to AEP or DUK? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 11 more articles in the media than Duke Energy. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for American Electric Power and 51 mentions for Duke Energy. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat American Electric Power's score of 0.95 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Electric Power 28 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Duke Energy 28 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer AEP or DUK? American Electric Power currently has a consensus target price of $111.29, suggesting a potential downside of 3.23%. Duke Energy has a consensus target price of $127.25, suggesting a potential upside of 2.30%. Given Duke Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duke Energy is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Duke Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 Is AEP or DUK more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.68% compared to Duke Energy's net margin of 15.40%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.55% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Electric Power17.68% 11.55% 3.11% Duke Energy 15.40%9.88%2.66% Do insiders & institutionals believe in AEP or DUK? 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AEP or DUK? Duke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than American Electric Power. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duke Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B3.12$2.97B$6.8416.81Duke Energy$30.36B3.18$4.52B$6.0320.63 Which has more risk & volatility, AEP or DUK? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Energy has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AEP or DUK a better dividend stock? American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Duke Energy pays out 69.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Duke Energy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Duke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryDuke Energy beats American Electric Power on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Duke Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DUK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DUK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DUK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDuke EnergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$95.53B$25.77B$16.94B$20.57BDividend Yield3.40%3.70%5.46%3.69%P/E Ratio20.6334.9520.1229.36Price / Sales3.184.06184.5778.95Price / Cash8.569.0419.1717.53Price / Book1.912.352.184.62Net Income$4.52B$1.43B$751.46M$994.29M7 Day Performance5.70%1.83%0.29%-2.27%1 Month Performance5.79%2.23%18.67%-1.28%1 Year Performance9.19%19.73%172.68%12.03% Duke Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DUKDuke Energy4.3234 of 5 stars$124.39+1.2%$127.25+2.3%+7.9%$95.53B$30.36B20.6326,413Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3843 of 5 stars$107.94-1.7%$108.31+0.3%+11.6%$57.66B$19.72B20.8016,330Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastLNTAlliant Energy3.9013 of 5 stars$63.90-1.6%$64.23+0.5%+14.6%$16.42B$3.98B22.052,998Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCMSCMS Energy3.3642 of 5 stars$71.46-1.8%$77.25+8.1%+12.1%$21.39B$7.52B21.228,324Positive NewsEarnings ReportCNPCenterPoint Energy3.7975 of 5 stars$37.44-2.4%$37.21-0.6%+43.4%$24.46B$8.98B26.218,872Positive NewsDDominion Energy2.9196 of 5 stars$57.88-1.5%$58.88+1.7%+7.7%$49.38B$14.90B21.6914,700Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementDTEDTE Energy4.1898 of 5 stars$137.49-1.4%$141.53+2.9%+12.4%$28.54B$12.46B18.599,500Positive NewsEarnings ReportEDConsolidated Edison4.32 of 5 stars$100.91-1.3%$105.09+4.1%+2.5%$36.39B$15.26B18.6715,097NEENextEra Energy4.8113 of 5 stars$71.28-0.8%$84.42+18.4%-11.1%$146.73B$24.75B24.919,300Positive NewsSOSouthern4.0173 of 5 stars$94.01-1.4%$93.53-0.5%+7.2%$103.39B$26.72B22.4528,600Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastWECWEC Energy Group3.6044 of 5 stars$107.58-1.8%$106.40-1.1%+22.3%$34.36B$8.60B20.997,017Positive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Electric Power Alternatives Alliant Energy Alternatives CMS Energy Alternatives CenterPoint Energy Alternatives Dominion Energy Alternatives DTE Energy Alternatives Consolidated Edison Alternatives NextEra Energy Alternatives Southern Alternatives WEC Energy Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DUK) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Shocking New Report] U.S. Dollar To Crash?The "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…Goldco Precious Metals | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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