SeekingAlpha · Sep 10, 2026
Duke Energy: The Power Boom Is Worth More When Customers Can Afford It
Duke Energy (DUK) offers a compelling long-term buy, leveraging regulated profits from essential infrastructure and a stable, growing dividend.
NYSE · DUK
Duke Energy Corporation
Utilities · Regulated Electric
$117.77
Down-$1.25 (-1.05%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 4:30 AM
SID Score
5.7/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 88.94B
- P/E ratio
- 17.82
- Dividend yield
- 3.58%
- 52-week range
- $113.99 – $134.49
- Volume
- 4.6M
- Avg. volume
- 3.14M
Price performance
DUK price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
DUK closed at $117.77 after 20 trading sessions, down 5.02% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $117.77
- Period change
- -5.02%
- Period low
- $117.77
- Period high
- $123.99
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $119.14 | $119.27 | $117.57 | $117.77 | 4.6M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $120.05 | $120.465 | $118.68 | $119.02 | 3.58M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $120.26 | $120.345 | $118.99 | $119.42 | 3.03M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $120.98 | $121.26 | $119.27 | $119.37 | 3.27M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $121.57 | $121.57 | $119.69 | $120.43 | 4.08M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $120.21 | $121.62 | $120.00 | $121.24 | 3.46M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $120.74 | $121.429 | $119.97 | $120.22 | 3.21M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $120.81 | $121.98 | $120.755 | $121.40 | 3.36M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $120.22 | $121.06 | $119.22 | $120.56 | 3.42M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $120.48 | $121.25 | $119.76 | $120.39 | 3.18M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $119.60 | $120.52 | $119.0401 | $119.91 | 4.28M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $121.41 | $121.585 | $119.72 | $120.25 | 2.71M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $120.80 | $121.1799 | $120.10 | $120.84 | 3.21M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $121.60 | $122.5745 | $121.59 | $121.89 | 2.74M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $121.70 | $122.20 | $121.16 | $121.59 | 2.77M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $120.20 | $122.21 | $119.99 | $121.97 | 3.36M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $122.84 | $123.04 | $119.74 | $119.85 | 4.85M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $123.25 | $124.28 | $122.66 | $122.69 | 3.73M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $124.73 | $125.11 | $123.00 | $123.60 | 3.53M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $124.96 | $125.66 | $123.91 | $123.99 | 5.41M |
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Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
Duke Energy is one of the largest US utilities, with regulated utilities in the Carolinas, Indiana, Florida, Ohio, and Kentucky that deliver electricity to more than 8 million customers. Its natural gas utilities serve more than 1.6 million customers.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $137.08
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 13
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | BMO Capital | Outperform | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Keybanc | Overweight | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 9, 2026
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Yahoo · Sep 4, 2026
How Duke’s Q2 2026 Earnings Beat Amid Softer Revenue And Higher Rates At Duke (DUK) Has Changed Its Investment Story
Duke Energy Corporation recently reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of US$1.43 per share, beating analyst expectations, even as operating revenues came in slightly below forecasts and interest expenses increased compared with a year earlier. An interesting twist is that, despite the earnings beat and year-on-year profit growth, analyst estimates for Duke Energy have been revised downward since the release. Next, we’ll explore how this earnings beat amid softer revenue and higher interest...
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