Analyst ratings
Across 23 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 11 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $137.28.
NYSE: DUK · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Over the past week, Duke Energy (DUK) saw about 52 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 53% bullish but is deeply split: News runs 100% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 11 of 23 analysts rating DUK a buy.
There is little buzz around DUK this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 48% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to News at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 23 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 11 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $137.28.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
The crowd runs 5 points hotter than the 48% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 100% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 100-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Duke Energy (DUK) buzz held subdued around 35.4 while the price drifted down 3.2% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 3.5M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, DUK lost 0.9%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 41.5 and was variable, swinging between 30.5 and 54.1. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 17 of the 20 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (11 / 12 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 53% |
| Avg price target | $137.28 |
| Most bullish source | News, 100% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 100 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 52 |
| Market cap | $93.07B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 18.0 · 16.8 |
| EPS · Beta | $6.64 · 0.4 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $32.8B · 16% margin |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Duke Energy (DUK) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 54/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 53% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 52 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Duke Energy (DUK) is fairly quiet with 4 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 12 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads split on Duke Energy (DUK), averaging 53% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 100% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 100-point spread. On the professional side, 11 of 23 analysts rate DUK a buy.
Of the 23 analysts covering Duke Energy (DUK), 11 rate it a buy, 12 a hold and 0 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $137.28. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 53%.
Duke Energy (DUK)'s cross-source average is mixed at 53% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. X reads 59% bullish, News reads 100% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 54/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for Duke Energy (DUK) at 53% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on Reddit and X, while news activity is rising. The hold signal carries 54/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 26 mentions (50% of total volume). X contributes 22 mentions and Reddit contributes 4 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 53% bullish, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. DUK's hold signal at 54/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 53% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The DUK sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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