Quadrant Capital Group LLC Purchases 10,860 Shares of Duke Energy Corporation $DUK

Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) by 67.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 27,004 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,860 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC’s holdings in Duke Energy were worth $3,342,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of Duke Energy by 4.8% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 291,219 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,038,000 after buying an additional 13,331 shares during the last quarter. FourThought Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Duke Energy by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. FourThought Financial Partners LLC now owns 33,687 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,169,000 after acquiring an additional 2,438 shares during the last quarter. LifePlan Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Duke Energy by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. LifePlan Financial LLC now owns 10,208 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,263,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares during the period. Winthrop Capital Management LLC grew its position in Duke Energy by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC now owns 10,173 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in Duke Energy by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 5,033,225 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $622,862,000 after acquiring an additional 12,758 shares during the last quarter. 65.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Duke Energy Price Performance

NYSE DUK opened at $130.01 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $101.10 billion, a PE ratio of 20.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.50. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $123.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $122.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.55. Duke Energy Corporation has a 52-week low of $111.22 and a 52-week high of $132.65.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The utilities provider reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $7.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.57 billion. Duke Energy had a net margin of 15.41% and a return on equity of 9.66%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.66 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Duke Energy Corporation will post 6.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Duke Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Duke Energy’s payout ratio is presently 67.41%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on DUK shares. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Duke Energy from $125.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Duke Energy from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Duke Energy from $143.00 to $140.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Mizuho set a $130.00 price objective on shares of Duke Energy in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Duke Energy from $135.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $137.80.

Duke Energy News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Settlement agreements in North Carolina and South Carolina over the proposed DUKE mergers commit to “measurable, trackable” customer savings (described as hundreds of millions of dollars), reducing regulatory uncertainty around the combination and making the merger more likely to win approval. Duke Energy reaches agreements with North Carolina customer advocates, NC Attorney General’s office and others
• Positive Sentiment: Company statements and reporting indicate the merger deal includes explicit customer cost reductions, a concession likely to ease approval and political pushback. That reduces execution risk for the corporate restructuring. Duke Energy’s merger deal includes reducing customer costs
• Positive Sentiment: Operational progress: Duke opened its largest battery storage facility in Knightdale, supporting grid reliability and the company’s clean-energy transition narrative — a strategic positive for long-term capital projects and regulatory positioning. Duke Energy’s largest battery storage facility now open in Knightdale
• Positive Sentiment: Sell-side support: a UBS analyst published a bullish note calling for price appreciation, adding short-term analyst-driven buying interest to the stock. Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) Stock Price Expected to Rise, UBS Group Analyst Says
• Positive Sentiment: Community/PR: Duke Energy Foundation announced $500,000 in HERO grants for South Carolina emergency preparedness, helping community relations ahead of regulatory reviews. Duke Energy Foundation offers $500,000 to strengthen emergency preparedness across South Carolina
• Neutral Sentiment: Financing: Duke priced an upsized $1.3B convertible senior note offering (3.00% due 2029) and will use proceeds mainly to refinance 2026 convertibles — this reduces near-term refinancing risk but introduces convertible securities (potential dilution), so market impact is mixed. Duke Energy prices upsized offering of $1.3 billion of 3.000% convertible senior notes due 2029
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/market note: Analysts and coverage pieces are updating valuation after the upsized convertible deal and recent share run; the stock has shown multi-month momentum, tempering downside risk while keeping expectations elevated. A Look At Duke Energy (DUK) Valuation After Upsized US$1.3b Convertible Notes Refinancing
• Negative Sentiment: Customer backlash and rate pressure: Thousands of customers and local officials are calling for audits and protesting bill spikes amid Duke’s rate filings; New Bern and other localities are considering or approving small utility rate increases tied to wholesale costs, drawing regulatory scrutiny and political risk. Thousands demand Duke Energy audit after spike in power bills
• Negative Sentiment: Service/reputation issues: Recent outages impacted schools and communities, and local opposition to a proposed gas-plant expansion raises potential permitting, legal and PR headwinds that could delay projects or increase costs. As Duke Energy plans expansion, neighbors fearful of air pollution

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Duke Energy news, SVP Regis T. Repko sold 962 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.86, for a total value of $123,001.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 3,896 shares in the company, valued at approximately $498,142.56. The trade was a 19.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Louis E. Renjel sold 6,800 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.67, for a total transaction of $868,156.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 22,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,809,633.69. The trade was a 23.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Duke Energy Company 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.