Duke Energy Corp [NYSE: DUK] gained 0.98% on the last trading session, reaching $114.86 price per share at the time.
If compared to the average trading volume of 3.38M shares, DUK reached a trading volume of 3095134 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
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Here is what top equities market gurus are saying 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 $124.53 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 2.22. 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.
KeyBanc Capital Markets have made an estimate for Duke Energy Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Sector Weight, with their previous recommendation back on October 22, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Mizuho raised their target price from $116 to $121. The new note on the price target was released on October 15, 2024, representing the official price target for Duke Energy Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $138, while Jefferies analysts kept a Buy rating on DUK stock. On February 12, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for DUK shares from 105 to 96.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Duke Energy Corp is set at 1.86, with the Price to Sales ratio for DUK stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.94. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.84, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.55.
Trading performance analysis for DUK stock
Duke Energy Corp [DUK] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 3.78. With this latest performance, DUK shares dropped by -4.74% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 12.84% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 27.79% 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 53.15, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 58.18, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 51.68 for Duke Energy Corp [DUK]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 115.19, while it was recorded at 113.58 for the last single week of trading, and 105.30 for the last 200 days.
Duke Energy Corp [DUK]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Duke Energy Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.45 and a Current Ratio set at 0.70.
Duke Energy Corp [DUK]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Duke Energy Corp posted 1.51/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 1.54/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.03. 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 6.25%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Duke Energy Corp [DUK]
There are presently around $67.36%, or 67.45%% 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%.
