After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Duke Energy North Carolina Coal Plant Employees Give Back to Surrounding Communities With Nearly $60,000 in Grants to Area Nonprofits.
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The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry segment. The current market capitalization of Duke Energy Corp. is $73.40B. A total of 2.47 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.13M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Renjel Louis E. sold 3,000 shares of DUK for 92.57 per share on Feb 12 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, External Affairs & Comm now owns 14,213 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 21 ’23, Ghartey-Tagoe Kodwo sold 2,500 shares at 89.76 per share. DUK shares that EVP, CLO & Corp Sec owns now total 22,210.
Among the insiders who sold shares, MCKEE E MARIE disposed of 1,785 shares on Aug 17 ’23 at a per-share price of $91.06. This resulted in the Director holding 0 shares of DUK after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Ghartey-Tagoe Kodwo sold 2,500 shares at $91.43 per share on Aug 16 ’23. Company shares held by the EVP, CLO & Corp Sec now total 24,710.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Duke Energy Corp. pays an annual dividend of $4.08, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.29%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.79. DUK’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/15/2024 when it declared a $1.0250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/18/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/18/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/16/2023. The DUK stock dividend was $1.0250 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, DUK has a high of $100.39 and a low of $83.06.
As of this writing, DUK has an earnings estimate of $1.34 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.69 per share and a lower estimate of $0.89. The company reported an EPS of $1.94 in the last quarter, which was 1.00% higher than expectations of $1.92.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. DUK’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $341.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $68.26B in debt and $15.93B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $61.15, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $51.14B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for DUK is Buy with a score of 4.06.
