Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Duke Energy (DUK)

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 10/29/2026 – Duke Energy had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 10/22/2026 – Duke Energy is now covered by HSBC. They set a “hold” rating and a $123.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Duke Energy had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $127.00 to $128.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/17/2026 – Duke Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 10/13/2026 – Duke Energy had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $137.00 to $130.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Duke Energy had its price target lowered by KeyCorp from $139.00 to $128.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Duke Energy had its price target lowered by Truist Financial from $135.00 to $130.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Duke Energy had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group. They now have a $121.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Duke Energy had its price target lowered by Barclays from $132.00 to $124.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/30/2026 – Duke Energy had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $146.00 to $131.00.
• 9/19/2026 – Duke Energy was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 9/18/2026 – Duke Energy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $133.00 to $127.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

Duke Energy Price Performance

Shares of DUK stock traded up $3.16 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $129.67. The company had a trading volume of 3,067,948 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,977,074. The firm has a market capitalization of $101.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 0.33. Duke Energy Corporation has a one year low of $112.40 and a one year high of $134.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.66. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $119.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $124.36.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The utilities provider reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $7.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.66 billion. Duke Energy had a return on equity of 9.78% and a net margin of 15.78%. The company’s revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.25 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Duke Energy Corporation will post 6.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Duke Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $1.0850 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 13th. This represents a $4.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. Duke Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 65.17%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Duke Energy news, EVP Bonnie Titone sold 2,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.00, for a total value of $371,200.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 26,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,342,208. This trade represents a 10.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Duke Energy Corporation is an energy holding company that provides regulated electric and natural gas utility services in the United States. Its electric utilities generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity to residential, commercial, industrial and other customers. The company’s generation portfolio includes nuclear, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric and renewable energy resources.

Duke Energy serves customers primarily in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.