Company Update (NYSE:DUK): New Factors Moving Markets – Analysts Notes on Nike, Eaton Corporation, Duke Energy and Kimberly-Clark

[Accesswire] – NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / February 5, 2016 / Moments ago, Trader’s Choice released new research updates concerning several developing situations, including one of the leading uptrends in today’s market: … Read more on this. Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) , with a current value of $53.61B, ended session yesterday at $78.58. Today, shares have traded between $77.65 and $78.30 per share and has traded between $65.50 and $86.61 over the past 12 months. Duke Energy (DUK) shares are currently priced at 16.79x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry ’s 8.46x earnings multiple for the same period. And for income investors, the company pays shareholders $3.30 per share annually in dividends, yielding 4.29%. According to a consensus of 18 analysts, the earnings estimate of $0.90 per share would be $0.04 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.02 sequential decrease. The full-year EPS estimate is $4.57 which would be a $0.02 better than last year’s full-year earnings. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $6.29 Billion. If reported, that would be a 13.13% increase over the year-ago quarter. More recently, Wells Fargo downgraded DUK from Outperform to Market Perform (Feb 2, 2016). Previously, BofA/Merrill upgraded DUK from Underperform to Neutral. Investors should keep in mind is that the average price target is $73.74, which is 6.16% below where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:DUK) Similar Articles: Stock Update (NYSE:DUK): Duke Energy moving additional storm responders to the Carolinas Company Update: Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) – Duke Energy to announce fourth quarter and year-end 2015 earnings on Feb. 18 Company Update: Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) – Duke Energy reports third quarter 2015 financial results