Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.170-6.420 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 6.330. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Duke Energy Price Performance

NYSE DUK traded down $2.61 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $113.76. The company had a trading volume of 3,265,279 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,179,748. Duke Energy has a 52 week low of $90.09 and a 52 week high of $121.25. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $109.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $112.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $87.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.90, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.50.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The utilities provider reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.05. Duke Energy had a return on equity of 9.34% and a net margin of 14.31%. Equities research analysts expect that Duke Energy will post 5.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Duke Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $1.045 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $4.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.67%. Duke Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 76.84%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Duke Energy from $113.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. KeyCorp downgraded Duke Energy from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Duke Energy from $122.00 to $118.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Duke Energy from $119.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Duke Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $122.08.

About Duke Energy

Duke Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I), and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest.