The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Duke Energy Corp shares valued at $1,054,720 were sold by Ghartey-Tagoe Kodwo on Feb 28 ’25. At $117.10 per share, Ghartey-Tagoe Kodwo sold 9,007 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 45,709 shares worth approximately $5.25 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, JANSON JULIA S sold 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,160,866 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $116.09 each, the insider now holds 69,768 shares.
Before that, Ghartey-Tagoe Kodwo had added 9,007 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,054,720, the Officer bought Duke Energy Corp shares for $117.10 each.
As published in a research note from KeyBanc Capital Markets on October 22, 2024, Duke Energy Corp [DUK] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Sector weight. Analysts at Mizuho upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of September 20, 2024, Jefferies has initiated its “Buy” rating for DUK. Earlier on February 12, 2024, BofA Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for DUK stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing DUK Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.91%. Over the course of the year, Duke Energy Corp shares have jumped approximately 6.59%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $119.68 on 03/04/25 and a 52-week low of $105.20 on 01/13/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $111.58, while a 200-day SMA reached $110.75.
Support And Resistance Levels for Duke Energy Corp (DUK)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 113.87, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 112.90. In the upper region, resistance lies at 115.74. The next price resistance is at 116.65. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.71 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.42, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 52.78%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
