11,200 Shares in Duke Energy Corporation $DUK Bought by SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd.

SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUKFree Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 11,200 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,316,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dorato Capital Management purchased a new position in Duke Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new position in Duke Energy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Duke Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Duke Energy by 300.0% in the 4th quarter. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC now owns 280 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its position in shares of Duke Energy by 13,750.0% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 277 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.31% of the company’s stock.

Duke Energy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Duke Energy this week:

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Louis E. Renjel sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.15, for a total transaction of $438,025.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 21,415 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,680,087.25. This trade represents a 14.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Harry K. Sideris sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.37, for a total value of $2,487,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 96,102 shares in the company, valued at $11,952,205.74. This trade represents a 17.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on DUK. UBS Group cut their target price on Duke Energy from $137.00 to $135.00 in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen raised Duke Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 28th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Duke Energy from $143.00 to $138.00 in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Duke Energy from $127.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Duke Energy from $141.00 to $142.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Duke Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $139.07.

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Duke Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DUK opened at $123.70 on Friday. Duke Energy Corporation has a 1-year low of $113.39 and a 1-year high of $134.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $127.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $124.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $96.43 billion, a PE ratio of 18.94 and a beta of 0.41.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUKGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.06. Duke Energy had a return on equity of 9.73% and a net margin of 15.49%.The firm had revenue of $9.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.44 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Duke Energy Corporation will post 6.71 EPS for the current year.

Duke Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $1.065 per share. This represents a $4.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. Duke Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 65.24%.

Duke Energy Profile

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Duke Energy Corporation is a U.S.-based electric power holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company’s core business is the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Duke Energy operates a mix of regulated electric utilities and non-regulated energy businesses, providing essential energy infrastructure and services across multiple states.

Its operating activities include owning and operating generation assets across a portfolio that encompasses nuclear, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric and an expanding array of renewable resources, as well as battery storage and grid modernization projects.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK)

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