Duke Energy Corp. [NYSE: DUK] surged by $2.66 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $119.78.
Duke Energy Corp. stock has also gained 7.60% of its value over the past 7 days. However, DUK stock has inclined by 12.04% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 26.75% and gained 23.43% year-on date.
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The market cap for DUK stock reached $92.49 billion, with 771.00 million shares outstanding and 770.97 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.28M shares, DUK reached a trading volume of 4708241 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Duke Energy Corp. [DUK]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for DUK shares is $122.31 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on DUK stock is a recommendation set at 2.09. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Mizuho have made an estimate for Duke Energy Corp. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on October 15, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Jefferies raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on September 20, 2024, representing the official price target for Duke Energy Corp. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $105 to $96, while BofA Securities kept a Neutral rating on DUK stock. On January 23, 2024, analysts increased their price target for DUK shares from 90 to 108.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Duke Energy Corp. is set at 1.87, with the Price to Sales ratio for DUK stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 3.08. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.94, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.60.
DUK stock trade performance evaluation
Duke Energy Corp. [DUK] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 7.60. With this latest performance, DUK shares gained by 2.61% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 26.75% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 33.89% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for DUK stock in for the last two-week period is set at 65.38, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 71.05, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 62.85 for Duke Energy Corp. [DUK]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 114.67, while it was recorded at 115.86 for the last single week of trading, and 102.93 for the last 200 days.
Duke Energy Corp. [DUK]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Duke Energy Corp.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.53 and a Current Ratio set at 0.81.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Duke Energy Corp. [DUK] stock
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for DUK. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Duke Energy Corp. go to 6.00%.
Duke Energy Corp. [DUK]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $66.61%, or 66.70%% of DUK stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of DUK stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 71.23 million shares, which is approximately 9.2383%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 58.48 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$5.86 billion in DUK stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$3.83 billion in DUK stock with ownership which is approximately 4.9532%.
