Duke Energy
DUK
About: Duke Energy is one of the largest US utilities, with regulated utilities in the Carolinas, Indiana, Florida, Ohio, and Kentucky that deliver electricity to more than 8 million customers. Its natural gas utilities serve more than 1.6 million customers.
Employees: 26,413
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
53% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $691M | Put options by funds: $450M
39% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,018 | Existing positions reduced: 734
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 154 | Existing positions closed: 114
2.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.75% [Q1] → 70.31% (+2.57%) [Q2]
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,235 [Q1] → 2,236 (+1) [Q2]
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $64.2B [Q1] → $62.5B (-$1.66B) [Q2]
23% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 30 [Q1] → 23 (-7) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
JP Morgan
Jeremy Tonet
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$131
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Neutral
Maintained
|
21 Aug 2025 |
Barclays
Nicholas Campanella
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$131
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Overweight
Maintained
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13 Aug 2025 |
Scotiabank
Andrew Weisel
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$128
|
Sector Perform
Maintained
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6 Aug 2025 |
BMO Capital
James Thalacker
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$132
|
Outperform
Maintained
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6 Aug 2025 |
UBS
Ross Fowler
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$127
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Neutral
Maintained
|
11 Jul 2025 |
Goldman Sachs
Carly Davenport
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$132
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Buy
Upgraded
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25 Jun 2025 |
Morgan Stanley
Stephen Byrd
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$124
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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18 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about DUK published over the past 30 days