Duke Energy (DUK) Competitors $116.50 +0.94 (+0.81%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$116.08 -0.42 (-0.36%) As of 05:23 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. NEE, SO, ETR, PPL, FE, ES, EIX, PNW, OGE, and IDAShould you be buying Duke Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Duke Energy include NextEra Energy (NEE), Southern (SO), Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), FirstEnergy (FE), Eversource Energy (ES), Edison International (EIX), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), and IDACORP (IDA). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Duke Energy vs. NextEra Energy Southern Entergy PPL FirstEnergy Eversource Energy Edison International Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) 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 community ranking, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Which has better valuation and earnings, NEE or DUK? NextEra Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Duke Energy. Duke Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NextEra Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNextEra Energy$25.27B5.44$6.95B$2.6725.03Duke Energy$30.94B2.91$4.52B$6.0319.21 Does the media favor NEE or DUK? In the previous week, NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy both had 46 articles in the media. NextEra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Duke Energy's score of 1.27 indicating that NextEra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NextEra Energy 36 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Duke Energy 30 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NEE or DUK more profitable? NextEra Energy has a net margin of 28.06% compared to Duke Energy's net margin of 14.90%. NextEra Energy's return on equity of 11.85% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NextEra Energy28.06% 11.85% 3.81% Duke Energy 14.90%9.50%2.56% Does the MarketBeat Community favor NEE or DUK? NextEra Energy received 163 more outperform votes than Duke Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.60% of users gave NextEra Energy an outperform vote while only 53.86% of users gave Duke Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNextEra EnergyOutperform Votes78471.60% Underperform Votes31128.40% Duke EnergyOutperform Votes62153.86% Underperform Votes53246.14% Which has more volatility & risk, NEE or DUK? NextEra Energy has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Energy has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is NEE or DUK a better dividend stock? NextEra Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. NextEra Energy pays out 84.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Duke Energy pays out 69.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NextEra Energy has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Duke Energy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Duke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer NEE or DUK? NextEra Energy presently has a consensus target price of $83.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.93%. Duke Energy has a consensus target price of $125.81, suggesting a potential upside of 8.60%. Given NextEra Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe NextEra Energy is more favorable than Duke Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NextEra Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Duke Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NEE or DUK? 78.7% of NextEra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of NextEra Energy 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryNextEra Energy beats Duke Energy on 13 of the 20 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 EnergyElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$90.04B$20.64B$16.13B$19.26BDividend Yield3.61%3.19%5.71%3.83%P/E Ratio20.2935.7620.3234.34Price / Sales2.9115.4322.4034.56Price / Cash8.358.4018.7117.51Price / Book1.782.032.114.68Net Income$4.52B$965.53M$661.92M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.36%-0.67%1.22%-2.66%1 Month Performance-4.62%1.52%3.07%5.98%1 Year Performance13.77%12.25%9.28%5.61% Duke Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DUKDuke Energy4.3103 of 5 stars$116.51+0.8%$125.81+8.0%+11.7%$90.55B$30.94B20.4027,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNEENextEra Energy4.9248 of 5 stars$73.78-1.6%$83.46+13.1%-12.3%$151.89B$25.27B21.8915,300Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSOSouthern4.0647 of 5 stars$89.42+1.6%$92.21+3.1%+12.8%$98.28B$27.85B22.3027,700Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionETREntergy4.4206 of 5 stars$82.99-0.2%$86.04+3.7%+44.1%$35.75B$11.93B34.0811,700Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPPLPPL3.0829 of 5 stars$35.06+0.6%$36.90+5.2%+16.4%$25.92B$8.66B28.986,530Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionFEFirstEnergy3.604 of 5 stars$42.79+0.3%$46.00+7.5%+5.2%$24.70B$13.95B27.6112,300Analyst ForecastESEversource Energy2.9398 of 5 stars$63.51+0.5%$65.78+3.6%+5.4%$23.33B$12.69B27.499,630News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeEIXEdison International4.9962 of 5 stars$58.03-1.0%$76.89+32.5%-25.7%$22.33B$17.33B17.0213,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPNWPinnacle West Capital3.6765 of 5 stars$92.16+0.5%$95.75+3.9%+15.5%$11.00B$5.21B17.4580News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOGEOGE Energy3.9697 of 5 stars$44.54+0.4%$46.40+4.2%+19.8%$8.97B$3.14B20.252,240Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionIDAIDACORP4.7134 of 5 stars$116.77+1.1%$123.57+5.8%+18.5%$6.31B$1.81B21.312,070News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NextEra Energy Alternatives Southern Alternatives Entergy Alternatives PPL Alternatives FirstEnergy Alternatives Eversource Energy Alternatives Edison International Alternatives Pinnacle West Capital Alternatives OGE Energy Alternatives IDACORP 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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