Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (DUK) Analyst Ratings & Price Targets

Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company)

DUK · NYSE

Analyst Consensus

Hold

19 analysts

$120

Current

—

Low

$136

Average

—

High

Average target implies +13.61% versus the current price.

Analyst Ratings Synthesis

Consensus is Hold across 19 analysts, with a mean price target of $138. The supplied consensus data do not report a low target, high target, or target range, so target clustering and the width of the spread cannot be assessed. They also identify neither the most bullish nor least bullish analyst, and provide no named analyst revisions during the week. The substantive disagreement is therefore visible mainly in the gap between the average target and the neutral consensus: Duke’s 10.85% second-quarter earnings surprise, higher operating income, and customer growth support a more constructive view, while the 1.59% revenue miss and lack of disclosed forward guidance support restraint.

Rating Actions

No individual rating actions have been captured for DUKyet. Consensus figures above come from Nasdaq's aggregate feed.

Rating actions are extracted from published reporting. Each row links to its source.

Research Reports

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Symbol: DUK
Type: Stock
Sector: Utilities
Industry: Electric & Other Services Combined
Exchange: NYSE

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK ), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of America's largest energy holding companies. The company's electric utilities serve 8.7 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 55,700 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas utilities serve 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs approximately 26,400 people. Duke Energy is executing an ambitious energy transition, keeping customer reliability, affordability and accessibility at the forefront as the company works toward net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050. The company is investing in major electric grid upgrades and cleaner generation, including natural gas, nuclear, renewables and energy storage.

Key Issues

Bullish view

Duke exceeded second-quarter 2026 earnings expectations by 10.85%, while operating income increased and utility customer growth continued. That combination suggests cost control and underlying demand can support profit growth even when reported revenue falls short.

Bearish view

Revenue missed expectations by 1.59%, indicating that the earnings beat did not translate into broad-based top-line outperformance. Without more detail on the sources of the operating-income increase, the quality and durability of the beat remain open questions.

Analyst Consensus

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Hold

19 analysts

$120

Current

—

Low

$136

Average

—

High

Average target implies +13.61% versus the current price.

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