Taking a look at what insiders are doing to gauge the Duke Energy Corp (DUK)’s direction

Samantha Gray

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Duke Energy Corp shares valued at $1,241,400 were purchased by JANSON JULIA S on Aug 25 ’25. At $124.14 per share, JANSON JULIA S acquired 10,000 shares.

Also, Weintraub Alexander J. sold 400 shares, netting a total of over 48,656 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $121.64 each, the insider now holds 7,860 shares.

Before that, Titone Bonnie B. had sold 2,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $248,764, the SVP, Chief Admin Officer traded Duke Energy Corp shares for $124.38 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $2.43 million.

Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 22, 2025, BTIG Research has initiated its “Buy” rating for DUK. Earlier on October 16, 2025, TD Cowen initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for DUK stock.

Analyzing DUK Stock Performance

On last trading session, Duke Energy Corp [NYSE: DUK] rose 0.19% to $124.0. The stock’s lowest price that day was $123.41, but it reached a high of $124.86 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.97%. Over the course of the year, Duke Energy Corp shares have jumped approximately 10.20%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $130.03 on 10/22/25 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 123.31, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 122.63. In the upper region, resistance lies at 124.77. The next price resistance is at 125.55. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.44 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 2025-10-15 jumping by 2449.0 shares to 14.45 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 14.45 million shares. A jump of 0.02% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.23.

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In terms of Duke Energy Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 136.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.29% from the previous closing price of $123.77. Analysts anticipate Duke Energy Corp stock to reach 150 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 126. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Duke Energy Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 07, 2025, Evercore ISI assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $143.

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