After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
DUK belongs to the Utilities sector of the NYSE while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of Duke Energy Corp is $94.28B. A total of 2.61 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.19M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Ghartey-Tagoe Kodwo sold 9,007 shares of DUK for 117.10 per share on Feb 28 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP, CLO & Corp Sec now owns 45,709 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 26 ’25, JANSON JULIA S sold 10,000 shares at 116.09 per share. DUK shares that EVP&CEO, Duke Energy Carolinas owns now total 69,768.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Ghartey-Tagoe Kodwo acquired of 9,007 shares on Feb 28 ’25 at a per-share price of $117.10. In another insider transaction, JANSON JULIA S bought 10,000 shares at $116.09 per share on Feb 26 ’25.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Duke Energy Corp pays an annual dividend of $4.16, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.43%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.35. DUK’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.45% when it declared a $1.0450 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/16/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/14/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 3.86%. The DUK stock dividend was $1.0450 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, DUK has a high of $125.27 and a low of $97.49.
As of this writing, DUK has an earnings estimate of $1.59 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 12.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.64 per share and a lower estimate of $1.42.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 $63.34, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $51.14B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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 4.10.
