Duke Energy Corporation $DUK Position Increased by Metis Global Partners LLC

Metis Global Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) by 16.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 81,929 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,817 shares during the quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC’s holdings in Duke Energy were worth $10,139,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pflug Koory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Duke Energy by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 2,694 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $333,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. WealthShield Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Duke Energy by 0.3% during the second quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC now owns 25,453 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,003,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. Cypress Wealth Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Duke Energy by 1.7% during the third quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 5,048 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $625,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. EWA LLC lifted its holdings in Duke Energy by 3.9% in the third quarter. EWA LLC now owns 2,203 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $273,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the period. Finally, Private Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its position in Duke Energy by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 1,408 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $166,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. 65.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Duke Energy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Duke Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs raised its price target on DUK to $142 and reaffirmed a “buy” rating, implying meaningful upside versus recent levels — supportive for investor sentiment and the stock. Goldman Sachs price target
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat: Duke reported EPS roughly in line/just ahead of consensus and set FY2026 guidance at $6.55–$6.80, which supports earnings growth expectations and the dividend coverage outlook. (Earnings call and analyst write-ups indicate the beat and guidance.) Earnings and analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Data-center demand is expanding Duke’s growth runway: the company’s pipeline hit ~4.5 GW as hyperscale and cloud providers expand, supporting future electricity sales and infrastructure investment. Data center pipeline
• Positive Sentiment: Large reported net income (~$4.9–$5.0B for the year) underscores profitability and cash flow that can support dividends and capex plans. Net income report
• Neutral Sentiment: Duke is rolling out AI tools to detect customer-facing scams — a positive customer-protection move but unlikely to materially change near-term revenue or earnings. AI scam detection
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage and research notes (e.g., Argus and other reports) are circulating; they reinforce the beat/guidance story but don’t change fundamentals immediately. Analyst report
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and political risk: several outlets note pending rate increases that will raise customer bills, which can attract public and regulatory pushback and increase execution risk for approved rate relief. Rate increase coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Municipal risk: St. Petersburg is taking steps to consider a city-run electric utility, which highlights political/local risk that could impair franchise stability in specific markets if pursued. St. Petersburg municipal move

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Duke Energy from $126.00 to $115.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Morgan Stanley restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $130.00 target price on shares of Duke Energy in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Duke Energy from $143.00 to $140.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Duke Energy from $141.00 to $142.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $141.00 target price on shares of Duke Energy in a report on Friday, January 30th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $134.19.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Robert Alexander Glenn sold 8,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.80, for a total value of $1,015,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 11,367 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,407,234.60. This represents a 41.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.14% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Duke Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE DUK opened at $126.14 on Friday. Duke Energy Corporation has a 52-week low of $110.51 and a 52-week high of $130.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $98.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.96, a PEG ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $118.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $121.73.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The utilities provider reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $7.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.57 billion. Duke Energy had a return on equity of 9.66% and a net margin of 15.41%.During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.66 EPS. Duke Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.800 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Duke Energy Corporation will post 6.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Duke Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $1.065 dividend. This represents a $4.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Duke Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 67.41%.

Duke Energy Profile

Duke Energy Corporation is a U.S.-based electric power holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company’s core business is the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Duke Energy operates a mix of regulated electric utilities and non-regulated energy businesses, providing essential energy infrastructure and services across multiple states.

Its operating activities include owning and operating generation assets across a portfolio that encompasses nuclear, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric and an expanding array of renewable resources, as well as battery storage and grid modernization projects.