Duke Energy (DUK) Misses Q4 EPS by 3c; Guides FY16 EPS

UBS Reiterates Buy Following Duke Energy's (DUK) 4Q

UBS reiterated a Buy rating on Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), and raised the price target to $82.00 (from $76.00), following the company's 4Q.

Analyst Julien Smith commented, "Following a week in which DUK shares surged to become the most controversial utility among our peer... More

Mizuho Securities Remains Sidelined on Duke Energy (DUK) Following 4Q

Mizuho Securities reiterated a Neutral rating on Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), and cut the price target to $72.00 (from $75.00), following the company's 4Q earnings report. DUK admits that the LatAm sale headline number, if it occurs, will likely disappoint. Chmn and CEO Good... More

Wolfe Research Downgrades Duke Energy (DUK) to Underperform

Wolfe Research downgraded Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) from Peerperform to Underperform with a price target of $73.00.

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Shares of Duke Energy closed at $76.21 yesterday.

JPMorgan Downgrades Duke Energy (DUK) to Neutral

JPMorgan downgraded Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) from Overweight to Neutral with a price target of $81.00 (from $82.00).

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Shares of Duke Energy closed at $76.21 yesterday.

Duke Energy's (DUK) Plan to Sell Portion of Int'l Operations, Enact DRIP is Credit Positive - Fitch

Fitch Ratings considers Duke Energy Corp.'s (NYSE: DUK) plan to sell all or a portion of its international operations and to activate its dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) to be positive for its risk profile and credit ratings. The ratings impact, however, will be greatly dependent on the amount and deployment of sale proceeds and the extent the incremental cash is used to lessen the amount of holding company debt that would otherwise have been issued to fund growth in its core utility and contracted renewable businesses. Given the highly leveraged funding plan... More