Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Duke Energy Corp shares valued at $832,542 were sold by Gillespie Thomas Preston Jr. on Aug 12 ’25. At $124.26 per share, Gillespie Thomas Preston Jr. sold 6,700 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 46,422 shares worth approximately $5.77 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Gillespie Thomas Preston Jr. purchased 6,700 shares, netting a total of over 832,543 in proceeds.
Before that, Renjel Louis E. had sold 1,580 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $198,378, the EVP&CEO Duke Energy FL&Midwest traded Duke Energy Corp shares for $125.56 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,580 shares, worth approximately $2.63 million.
As published in a research note from Goldman on June 25, 2025, Duke Energy Corp [DUK] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $132. Analysts at Raymond James started covering the stock with ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of October 22, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Sector weight” for DUK. Earlier on October 15, 2024, Mizuho upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for DUK stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing DUK Stock Performance
On last trading session, Duke Energy Corp [NYSE: DUK] plunged -1.15% to $124.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $124.0001, but it reached a high of $125.58 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.33%. Over the course of the year, Duke Energy Corp shares have jumped approximately 9.61%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $127.85 on 08/05/25 and a 52-week low of $105.20 on 01/13/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Duke Energy Corp (DUK)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 123.61, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 122.95. In the upper region, resistance lies at 125.31. The next price resistance is at 126.35. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.81 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Duke Energy Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Duke Energy Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 89791.0 shares to 12.17 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 12.08 million shares. A jump of 0.74% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.42 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.42.
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In terms of Duke Energy Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 133.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.2% from the previous closing price of $125.71. Analysts anticipate Duke Energy Corp stock to reach 135 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 132. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Duke Energy Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 20, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $138.
