Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK): Retirees Don’t Worry About Volatility

Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE:DUK) currently has a daily average trading volume of 3.36M but it saw 2276582 shares traded in last market. With a market cap of 93.10B USD, the company’s current market price of $120.57 came rising about 0.58 while comparing to the previous closing price of $119.88. In past 52 weeks, the stock remained buoying in the range of price level as high as $121.25 and as low as $85.79. In the recent trading on the day, stock has struck highest price mark of $119.38 while lowest mark touched by it was $120.61.

Mizuho upgraded its recommendation for the stock as a “Outperform” from “Neutral” on October 15, 2024 while assigning a price target range of $116-$121. Jefferies issued its recommendations for the stock as it initiated the price target for the stock is $138.

Over the week, DUK’s stock price is moving 0.66% up while it is 3.96% when we observe its performance for the past one month. Year-to-date it is 24.25% up and over the past year, the stock is showing an upside performance of 39.66%.

Currently, Duke Energy Corp.’s total number of outstanding shares is 771.00M. Company’s return on investment (ROI) stands at 3.38% and return on equity (ROE) at 9.32%. It has a price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) of 21.66 while having a 18.99 of forward P/E ratio. Stock’s beta reads 0.46. Stock has a price to book (P/B) ratio of 1.95 while price to sale or P/S ratio amounts to 3.10. Its return on asset (ROA) is 2.53% on average.