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NYSE:DUK

Duke Energy (DUK) Competitors

$89.29
+1.28 (+1.45%)
(As of 05/31/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$87.91
$89.75
50-Day Range
$88.02
$99.74
52-Week Range
$83.76
$113.67
Volume
4.04 million shs
Average Volume
2.95 million shs
Market Capitalization
$68.81 billion
P/E Ratio
27.47
Dividend Yield
4.50%
Price Target
$105.60

DUK vs. PCG, EXC, XEL, ED, PEG, WEC, AEE, SO, NGG, and SRE

Should you be buying Duke Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Duke Energy include PG&E (PCG), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Consolidated Edison (ED), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), WEC Energy Group (WEC), Ameren (AEE), Southern (SO), National Grid (NGG), and Sempra Energy (SRE). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

Duke Energy vs.

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) and Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Duke Energy has a net margin of 8.89% compared to PG&E's net margin of 8.64%. PG&E's return on equity of 10.21% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PG&E 8.64% 10.21% 1.99%
Duke Energy 8.89% 8.39% 2.37%

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 12 more articles in the media than PG&E. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Duke Energy and 15 mentions for PG&E. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat PG&E's score of 0.44 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PG&E
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Duke Energy
7 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Duke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than PG&E. PG&E 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 Ratio
PG&E$21.68 billion1.93$1.81 billion$0.8919.03
Duke Energy$28.77 billion2.39$2.55 billion$3.2527.47

PG&E currently has a consensus target price of $18.28, suggesting a potential upside of 7.93%. Duke Energy has a consensus target price of $105.60, suggesting a potential upside of 18.27%. Given Duke Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duke Energy is more favorable than PG&E.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PG&E
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
Duke Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22

PG&E has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Energy has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

PG&E received 265 more outperform votes than Duke Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.01% of users gave PG&E an outperform vote while only 54.57% of users gave Duke Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
PG&EOutperform Votes
850
64.01%
Underperform Votes
478
35.99%
Duke EnergyOutperform Votes
585
54.57%
Underperform Votes
487
45.43%

83.6% of PG&E shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PG&E 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Duke Energy beats PG&E on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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DUK vs. The Competition

MetricDuke EnergyElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$68.81B$16.98B$12.96B$14.24B
Dividend Yield4.53%5.25%4.14%4.06%
P/E Ratio27.4714.5990.7420.01
Price / Sales2.392.041,427.419.06
Price / Cash6.907.6125.3723.16
Price / Book1.381.781.999.09
Net Income$2.55B$796.70M$443.35M$896.31M
7 Day Performance-0.96%-0.67%-0.56%-1.03%
1 Month Performance-9.70%-2.57%-2.87%-2.91%
1 Year Performance-20.65%-10.64%-9.35%-10.42%

Duke Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PCG
PG&E
2.1813 of 5 stars
$16.41
-0.6%
$18.17
+10.7%
+34.8%$40.59B$21.68B18.4426,010Analyst Report
Options Volume
EXC
Exelon
2.8995 of 5 stars
$40.44
+0.8%
$46.40
+14.7%
-21.1%$40.22B$19.08B17.9719,063Short Interest ↓
XEL
Xcel Energy
2.3188 of 5 stars
$65.59
-0.4%
$71.50
+9.0%
-16.0%$36.10B$15.31B20.3111,982Dividend Announcement
Analyst Report
ED
Consolidated Edison
2.3591 of 5 stars
$93.88
-0.8%
$91.42
-2.6%
-8.0%$32.53B$16.01B13.3714,319Short Interest ↓
High Trading Volume
PEG
Public Service Enterprise Group
2.9732 of 5 stars
$61.31
-1.5%
$67.25
+9.7%
-13.9%$30.59B$9.80B13.2112,525
WEC
WEC Energy Group
2.532 of 5 stars
$88.86
-1.1%
$100.10
+12.6%
-18.8%$28.03B$9.60B20.767,022
AEE
Ameren
2.6626 of 5 stars
$82.71
-1.1%
$95.00
+14.9%
-17.0%$21.72B$7.96B19.839,244Short Interest ↑
SO
Southern
2.5433 of 5 stars
$71.15
+0.3%
$73.07
+2.7%
-8.2%$77.58B$29.28B22.9527,700
NGG
National Grid
1.2986 of 5 stars
$69.60
+0.3%
N/A-7.1%$51.17B$26.31B0.0030,756News Coverage
SRE
Sempra Energy
2.6613 of 5 stars
$146.50
+0.3%
$167.25
+14.2%
-13.7%$46.10B$14.44B18.884,561Positive News

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This page (NYSE:DUK) was last updated on 5/31/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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