DUK vs SO
Side-by-side comparison of price performance, valuation, growth, profitability, analyst targets and technical trend.
DUK · Duke Energy$127.78 ▼ 1.77%
SO · Southern$92.34 ▼ 1.07%
One year, rebased to 100
Each line starts at 100 so growth is directly comparable
- DUK +7.6%
- SO +5.1%
Head to head
| Metric | DUK | SO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $127.78 | $92.34 |
| Change today | ▼ 1.77% | ▼ 1.07% |
| Market cap | $99.63B | $107.51B |
| Return, 3 months | +6.4% | +1.9% |
| Return, year to date | +11.9% | +8.5% |
| Return, 1 year | +7.0% | +4.3% |
| P/E (TTM) | 18.7 | 21.1 |
| P/B | 1.8 | 27.2 |
| P/E percentile vs own 5y | 13th | 48th |
| Dividend yield | 3.35% | 3.25% |
| Revenue growth (YoY, latest qtr) | +1.1% | +0.1% |
| Net profit growth (YoY) | +13.7% | +39.3% |
| Gross margin | 51.3% | 48.3% |
| Operating margin | 26.6% | 24.2% |
| Net margin | 15.6% | 15.4% |
| Return on equity | 10.0% | 12.7% |
| Analyst target vs. price | +2.4% | +4.2% |
| Analyst buy share | 45% | 31% |
| RSI (14) | 62 | 57 |
| 30-day volatility | 20.2% | 19.5% |
| Max drawdown, 1 year | -13.7% | -15.5% |
| Trend read | Strong uptrend | Leaning bullish |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Hold |
Green cells mark the best value in each row where "better" is clear-cut (lower P/E, higher margin). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation. Financials are in each company's reporting currency.
What the numbers say
- SO is the largest of the group by market value.
- DUK has returned the most over the past year.
- DUK carries the lowest trailing P/E.
- DUK pays the highest dividend yield.
- DUK is growing revenue fastest.
- DUK keeps the most profit per dollar of sales.
- SO has been the calmest stock over the last 30 days.