Duke Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 15 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Duke Energy stock ranges from a low of $115 to a high of $142. The average analyst price target of $127.73 forecasts a 9.25% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $127.73 (+9.25%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$115	$127.73	$127	$142
Change	-1.64%	+9.25%	+8.62%	+21.45%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Duke Energy stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25
Strong Buy	1	1	2	2	3	4
Buy	6	6	6	6	6	6
Hold	5	5	7	7	7	7
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	12	12	15	15	16	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Carly Davenport Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $125 → $132	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$125 → $132	+12.90%	Jun 25, 2025
Stephen Byrd Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $125 → $124	Hold	Maintains	$125 → $124	+6.06%	Jun 18, 2025
J.R. Weston Raymond James	Raymond James	Hold Initiates n/a	Hold	Initiates	n/a	n/a	Jun 13, 2025
Ross Fowler UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $126 → $127	Hold	Maintains	$126 → $127	+8.62%	Jun 2, 2025
Stephen Byrd Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $126 → $125	Hold	Maintains	$126 → $125	+6.91%	May 22, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

32.05B

from 29.93B

7.08%

from 29.93B

Revenue Next Year

33.23B

from 32.05B

3.65%

from 32.05B

EPS This Year

6.38

from 5.70

11.93%

from 5.70

EPS Next Year

6.78

from 6.38

6.22%

from 6.38

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	22.95B	24.20B	28.32B	28.60B	29.93B	32.05B	33.23B	34.54B
Revenue Growth	-6.92%	5.45%	17.02%	1.00%	4.66%	7.08%	3.65%	3.96%
EPS	1.72	4.94	3.17	3.55	5.70	6.38	6.78	7.22
EPS Growth	-65.99%	187.22%	-35.75%	11.76%	60.74%	11.93%	6.22%	6.58%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	18.32	17.25	16.18
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	22	21	19

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	34.0B	35.8B	37.6B
Avg	32.1B	33.2B	34.5B
Low	30.4B	30.2B	29.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	13.5%	11.7%	13.1%
Avg	7.1%	3.7%	4.0%
Low	1.5%	-5.9%	-9.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	6.71	7.13	7.62
Avg	6.38	6.78	7.22
Low	6.11	6.49	6.93

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	17.7%	11.7%	12.4%
Avg	11.9%	6.2%	6.6%
Low	7.1%	1.6%	2.2%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.