On Monday, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) opened higher 2.51% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $109.86. Price fluctuations for DUK have ranged from $90.09 to $121.25 over the past 52 weeks.
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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Utilities sector was 4.05%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 6.39% at the time writing. With a float of $771.25 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $772.00 million.
Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 27037 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 48.81%, operating margin of 25.39%, and the pretax margin is 16.93%.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Duke Energy Corp is 0.16%, while institutional ownership is 66.92%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 15 ’24, was worth 44,592. In this transaction EVP, Chief Corporate Affairs of this company sold 400 shares at a rate of $111.48, taking the stock ownership to the 19,484 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 15 ’24, when Company’s EVP & CEO DEF & Midwest sold 15,002 for $109.74, making the entire transaction worth $1,646,245. This insider now owns 9,987 shares in total.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK) Recent Fiscal highlights
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 6.39% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 6.59% during the next five years compared to 7.61% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Duke Energy Corp (DUK). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.45. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.88.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 5.56, a number that is poised to hit 1.65 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 6.33 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Duke Energy Corp (DUK)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 3.12 million, its volume of 3.26 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 80.38%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.85.
During the past 100 days, Duke Energy Corp’s (DUK) raw stochastic average was set at 46.23%, which indicates a significant decrease from 98.15% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 21.26% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 17.66% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $110.40, while its 200-day Moving Average is $108.66. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $113.78 in the near term. At $114.93, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $117.11. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $110.45, it is likely to go to the next support level at $108.27. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $107.12.
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) Key Stats
There are currently 772,482K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 87.00 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 29,060 M according to its annual income of 2,841 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 8,154 M and its income totaled 1,281 M.
