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Duke Energy (DUK) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts
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In the latest trading session, Duke Energy (DUK - Free Report) closed at $119.49, marking a -1.53% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.54%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 1.05%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.56%.
Heading into today, shares of the electric utility had gained 3.33% over the past month, outpacing the Utilities sector's gain of 0.58% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.74%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Duke Energy in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on February 10, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Duke Energy to post earnings of $1.51 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 9.04%. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $7.64 billion, indicating a 3.83% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $6.31 per share and a revenue of $31.88 billion, representing changes of +6.95% and 0%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Duke Energy. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.01% downward. Duke Energy is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
In terms of valuation, Duke Energy is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 18.11. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 17.91.
One should further note that DUK currently holds a PEG ratio of 2.64. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Utility - Electric Power was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.61 at yesterday's closing price.
The Utility - Electric Power industry is part of the Utilities sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 85, finds itself in the top 35% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.
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Duke Energy (DUK) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts
In the latest trading session, Duke Energy (DUK - Free Report) closed at $119.49, marking a -1.53% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.54%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 1.05%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.56%.
Heading into today, shares of the electric utility had gained 3.33% over the past month, outpacing the Utilities sector's gain of 0.58% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.74%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Duke Energy in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on February 10, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Duke Energy to post earnings of $1.51 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 9.04%. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $7.64 billion, indicating a 3.83% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $6.31 per share and a revenue of $31.88 billion, representing changes of +6.95% and 0%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Duke Energy. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.01% downward. Duke Energy is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
In terms of valuation, Duke Energy is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 18.11. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 17.91.
One should further note that DUK currently holds a PEG ratio of 2.64. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Utility - Electric Power was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.61 at yesterday's closing price.
The Utility - Electric Power industry is part of the Utilities sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 85, finds itself in the top 35% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.