What Duke Energy (DUK) Investors Need to Know

By Ken Smith • Friday, December 15 14:24 • Permanent Link

Duke Energy sank -1.7% this afternoon, compared to the S&P 500's day change of -0.0%. Today's losers may turn out to be tomorrow's winners, so be sure to check the stock's fundamentals before making an investment decision:

Duke Energy has logged a -2.0% 52 week change, compared to 22.5% for the S&P 500
DUK has an average analyst rating of buy and is -2.27% away from its mean target price of $98.88 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $4.73, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 20.4. The Utilities sector's average P/E ratio is 17.53
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $5.97 and its forward P/E ratio is 16.2
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.58 in contrast to the Utilities sector's average P/B ratio is 1.71
DUK has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -12.4% and gross profit margins of 0.5%
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $-4481000000 and the average free cash flow growth rate is -14.2%
Duke Energy's revenues have an average growth rate of 3.2% with operating expenses growing at 3.1%. The company's current operating margins stand at 22.0%

The above analysis is intended for educational purposes only and was performed on the basis of publicly available data. It is not to be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Any buy, sell, or other recommendations mentioned in the article are direct quotations of consensus recommendations from the analysts covering the stock, and do not represent the opinions of Market Inference or its writers. Past performance, accounting data, and inferences about market position and corporate valuation are not reliable indicators of future price movements. Market Inference does not provide financial advice. Investors should conduct their own review and analysis of any company of interest before making an investment decision.