Analyst ratings
Across 22 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 12 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $136.11.
NYSE: DUK · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Over the past week, Duke Energy (DUK) saw about 67 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 26% bullish but is deeply split: Reddit runs 40% bullish while News sits at just 18%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 12 of 22 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 Sell.
Wall Street’s 55% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 18% to Reddit at 40%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 22 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 12 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $136.11.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources only partly agree, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 29 points above the crowd average of 26%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 40% bullish while News sits at 18%, a 22-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Duke Energy (DUK) buzz held subdued around 38.1 while the price drifted down 2.3% 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 4.2M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, DUK gained 2.6%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 39.7 and was relatively stable, swinging between 30.5 and 47.3. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 14 of the 19 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 | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (12 / 10 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 26% |
| Avg price target | $136.11 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 40% |
| Most bearish source | News, 18% |
| Sentiment spread | 22 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 67 |
| Market cap | $91.1B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 17.6 · 16.0 |
| EPS · Beta | $6.64 · 0.3 |
| 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 sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 26% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 67 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 5 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 6 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 40% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Duke Energy (DUK), averaging 26% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 40% bullish and News at 18%, a 22-point spread. On the professional side, 12 of 22 analysts rate DUK a buy.
Of the 22 analysts covering Duke Energy (DUK), 12 rate it a buy, 10 a hold and 0 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $136.11. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 26% bullish.
Duke Energy (DUK)'s cross-source average is bearish at 26% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 40% bullish, X reads 21% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 18% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Duke Energy (DUK) at 26% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 18% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across X. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 34 mentions (51% of total volume). X contributes 28 mentions and Reddit contributes 5 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 26% bullish, while x is the only source with rising 3-day activity. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. DUK's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 26% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean 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 Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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