In recent trading session, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) saw 0.63 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 0.34. Company’s recent per share price level of $118.9 trading at $1.44 or 1.22% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $92.41B. That most recent trading price of DUK’s stock is at a discount of -5.36% from its 52-week high price of $125.27 and is indicating a premium of 11.52% from its 52-week low price of $105.20. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 2.59 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 3.17 million if we extend that period to 3-months.
For Duke Energy Corp (DUK), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 2.11. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 9 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 2 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 7 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of 1.23 in the current quarter.
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) trade information
Duke Energy Corp’s shares saw a change of 11.61% in year-to-date performance and have moved 1.22% in past 5-day. Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) showed a performance of 3.58% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 11.4 million shares which calculate 3.37 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 133.5 to the stock, which implies a rise of 10.94% to its recent value today. Analysts have been projecting 132 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 135. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -11.02% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -11.02% for stock’s current value.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK) estimates and forecasts
This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 4.81% from the last financial year’s standing.
6 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of 7.21B for the same. And 6 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of 8.52B in the next quarter. Company posted 7.17B and 8.15B of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier.
Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of 2.25% during past 5 years. In 2025, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around 7.21% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 6.70%.
DUK Dividends
Duke Energy Corp is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report on 2025-May-06 and investors are confident in the company announcing better current-quarter dividends despite the fact that it has been facing issues arising out of mounting debt. With an annual yield of 3.52%, the share has a forward dividend of 4.18 which implies that company’s dividend yield remained growing in trailing twelve months while having a 5 year average dividend yield of 3.97%.
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 0.14% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 68.96 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 69.06%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 68.96% institutions for Duke Energy Corp that are currently holding shares of the company. VANGUARD GROUP INC is the top institutional holder at DUK for having 71.23 million shares of worth $7.14 billion. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 9.2263 of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is BLACKROCK INC., which was holding about 58.48 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 7.5754 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $5.86 billion.
On the other hand, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Mar 31, 2025 , the former fund manager was holding 24.37 shares of worth $2.88 billion or 3.14% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 21.56 shares on Mar 31, 2025 , making its stake of worth around $2.55 billion in the company or a holder of 2.77% of company’s stock.
