Duke Energy Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

DUK Stock  USD 109.26  0.20  0.18%   
Considering the 90-day investment horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Duke Energy is 'Strong Hold'. The recommendation algorithm takes into account all of Duke Energy's available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators you will find on this site.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Strong Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Below AverageDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Slowly supersedes the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

ImpartialDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

HealthyDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Duke Energy has a Risk Adjusted Performance of (0.04), Jensen Alpha of (0.08), Total Risk Alpha of (0.09) and Treynor Ratio of (0.17)
Macroaxis provides advice on Duke Energy to complement and cross-verify current analyst consensus on Duke Energy. Our investment recommendation engine determines the company's potential to grow exclusively from the perspective of an investor's current risk tolerance and investing horizon. To make sure Duke Energy is not overpriced, please confirm all Duke Energy fundamentals, including its debt to equity, market capitalization, and the relationship between the ebitda and earnings per share . Given that Duke Energy has a price to earning of 56.97 X, we urge you to verify Duke Energy market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your prevailing risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Duke Energy Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Duke Energy generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
Duke Energy has 80.46 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 1.38, which is OK given its current industry classification. Duke Energy has a current ratio of 0.69, suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Duke to invest in growth at high rates of return.
About 68.0% of Duke Energy shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies
On 16th of December 2024 Duke Energy paid $ 1.045 per share dividend to its current shareholders
Latest headline from gurufocus.com: Duke Energy Corp Launches 200,000 Grant Program for South Carolina Nonprofits Supporting ...

Duke Energy Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Duke Energy's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Duke Energy's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Duke Energy daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Duke Energy price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Duke Energy returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Duke Energy.
Mean Return
-0.06
Value At Risk
-2.18
Potential Upside
1.94
Standard Deviation
1.13
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Duke Energy historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Duke Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Franklin Resources Inc2024-09-30
8.1 M
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
7.5 M
Fmr Inc2024-09-30
7.4 M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-09-30
7.3 M
Pathway Financial Advisors, Llc2024-09-30
6.8 M
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-09-30
5.1 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-09-30
4.5 M
Gqg Partners Llc2024-09-30
4.4 M
Nuveen Asset Management, Llc2024-09-30
4.2 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
72.1 M
Blackrock Inc2024-09-30
60.5 M
Note, although Duke Energy's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Duke Energy Cash Flow Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Change To Inventory66M(34M)(476M)(706M)(635.4M)(603.6M)
Change In Cash(17M)(36M)83M(246M)(221.4M)(210.3M)
Free Cash Flow(1.1B)(1.4B)(5.4B)(2.7B)(2.5B)(2.3B)
Other Non Cash Items7.8B4.7B967M700M805M764.8M
Dividends Paid2.8B3.1B3.2B3.2B3.7B3.9B
Capital Expenditures9.9B9.7B11.4B12.6B14.5B15.2B
Net Income1.1B3.6B2.6B2.8B3.3B1.9B
End Period Cash Flow556M520M603M357M410.6M390.0M
Depreciation5.5B5.7B5.8B6.1B7.0B3.8B
Change To Netincome(184M)327M4.4B805M925.8M783.1M
Investments(299M)(10.9B)(12.0B)(13.1B)(11.8B)(11.2B)
Change Receivables(345M)78M(56M)(297M)(341.6M)(358.6M)
Net Borrowings3.2B2.7B3.1B8.1B9.3B9.7B

Duke Energy Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Duke Energy or Electric Utilities sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Duke Energy's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Duke stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.08
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.39
σ
Overall volatility
1.09
Ir
Information ratio -0.08

Duke Energy Volatility Alert

Duke Energy exhibits very low volatility with skewness of 0.08 and kurtosis of -0.13. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Duke Energy's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Duke Energy's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Duke Energy Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Duke Energy's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Duke Energy's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Duke Energy and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Duke Energy or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Duke Energy's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Duke Energy by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Duke Energy to competition
FundamentalsDuke EnergyPeer Average
Return On Equity0.0884-0.31
Return On Asset0.0266-0.14
Profit Margin0.15 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.26 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation169.87 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding772.48 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders0.13 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions67.51 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted8.3 M4.71 M
Price To Earning56.97 X28.72 X
Price To Book1.75 X9.51 X
Price To Sales2.84 X11.42 X
Revenue29.06 B9.43 B
Gross Profit14.85 B27.38 B
EBITDA13.29 B3.9 B
Net Income2.84 B570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents409 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share0.94 X5.01 X
Total Debt80.46 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity1.38 %48.70 %
Current Ratio0.70 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share62.38 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations9.88 B971.22 M
Short Ratio2.56 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share5.57 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth2.74 X4.89 X
Target Price121.54
Number Of Employees27.04 K18.84 K
Beta0.46-0.15
Market Capitalization84.4 B19.03 B
Total Asset176.89 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings2.23 B9.33 B
Working Capital(4.51 B)1.48 B
Note: Disposition of 171 shares by T Gillespie of Duke Energy subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Duke Energy Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Duke . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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When determining whether Duke Energy is a good investment, qualitative aspects like company management, corporate governance, and ethical practices play a significant role. A comparison with peer companies also provides context and helps to understand if Duke Stock is undervalued or overvalued. This multi-faceted approach, blending both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forms a solid foundation for making an informed investment decision about Duke Energy Stock. Highlighted below are key reports to facilitate an investment decision about Duke Energy Stock:
Check out Duke Energy Analyst Recommendation to compare Macroaxis Buy or Sell Recommendation with the current analyst consensus. To check ratings for multiple equity instruments, please use the Instant Ratings tool.
For more information on how to buy Duke Stock please use our How to buy in Duke Stock guide.
You can also try the Portfolio Rebalancing module to analyze risk-adjusted returns against different time horizons to find asset-allocation targets.
Is Electric Utilities space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Duke Energy. If investors know Duke will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Duke Energy listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.01
Dividend Share
4.12
Earnings Share
5.57
Revenue Per Share
38.55
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.02
The market value of Duke Energy is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Duke that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Duke Energy's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Duke Energy's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Duke Energy's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Duke Energy's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Duke Energy's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Duke Energy is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Duke Energy's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.