Q1 EPS Estimates for Duke Energy Increased by Zacks Research

Duke Energy Co. (NYSE:DUK) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Duke Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $1.54 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.50. The consensus estimate for Duke Energy’s current full-year earnings is $5.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Duke Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.34 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.73 EPS.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.73 by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $8.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.06 billion. Duke Energy had a return on equity of 9.34% and a net margin of 14.31%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.94 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Duke Energy from $120.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. KeyCorp cut shares of Duke Energy from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Mizuho raised Duke Energy from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $116.00 to $121.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Duke Energy from $116.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Duke Energy from $102.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $122.23.

Duke Energy Price Performance

DUK stock opened at $108.28 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $113.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $110.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.47. Duke Energy has a 1 year low of $90.09 and a 1 year high of $121.25.

Institutional Trading of Duke Energy

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Duke Energy during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC purchased a new stake in Duke Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Sachetta LLC lifted its position in Duke Energy by 41.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 325 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Duke Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Duke Energy by 100.0% during the third quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 334 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.31% of the company’s stock.

Duke Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were issued a $1.045 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $4.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.86%. Duke Energy’s payout ratio is 76.84%.

Duke Energy Company Profile

Duke Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I), and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest.