Duke Energy Corporation (DUK): Today's Featured Utilities Winner
(
) pushed the Utilities sector higher today making it today's featured utilities winner. The sector as a whole closed the day up 1.4%. By the end of trading, Duke Energy Corporation rose $1.31 (1.9%) to $69.90 on average volume. Throughout the day, 2,504,971 shares of Duke Energy Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3,245,600 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $68.93-$70.03 after having opened the day at $69.00 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $68.59. Other companies within the Utilities sector that increased today were:
(
), up 9.5%,
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), up 6.8%,
(
), up 5.7% and
(
), up 5.5%.
Duke Energy Corporation operates as an energy company in the United States and Latin America. The company operates in three segments: U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas, Commercial Power, and International Energy. The U.S. Duke Energy Corporation has a market cap of $48.1 billion and is part of the utilities industry. Shares are up 7.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate Duke Energy Corporation a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Duke Energy Corporation
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, compelling growth in net income, good cash flow from operations, growth in earnings per share and reasonable valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full Duke Energy Corporation Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
(
), down 10.7%,
China Hydroelectric Corporation
(
), down 4.1%,
(
), down 3.5% and
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora No
(
), down 2.0%.
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(
) while those bearish on the utilities sector could consider
ProShares UltraShort Utilities
(
).
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