Duke Energy stock is trading -8.28% below its average target price of $128.21 after dropping -1.9% during today's afternoon session. Analysts are giving the Large-Cap Utilities—Independent Power Producers company an average rating of buy and target prices ranging from $117.0 to $142.0 per share.
The stock has a very low short interest at 1.5%, and a short ratio of 4.15. The company's insiders own 0.14% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that an average number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 69.0% of Duke Energy's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Duke Energy
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 10% | 74,562,000 | $8,768,491,086 |
| 2025-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 8% | 63,146,260 | $7,426,000,079 |
| 2025-03-31 | State Street Corporation | 5% | 40,509,850 | $4,763,958,298 |
| 2025-03-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 18,365,446 | $2,159,776,421 |
| 2025-03-31 | Massachusetts Financial Services Co. | 2% | 18,107,625 | $2,129,456,672 |
| 2025-03-31 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 2% | 14,221,646 | $1,672,465,547 |
| 2025-03-31 | FMR, LLC | 2% | 14,177,998 | $1,667,332,543 |
| 2025-03-31 | Morgan Stanley | 1% | 11,510,256 | $1,353,606,088 |
| 2025-03-31 | GQG Partners LLC | 1% | 10,249,508 | $1,205,342,125 |
| 2025-03-31 | Royal Bank of Canada | 1% | 8,921,517 | $1,049,170,385 |
Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Duke Energy.
