Duke Energy DUK
$127.78 −$2.30 (-1.77%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 9:50 pm ET · Last extended-hours $128.55 +0.60%
Open$127.21
Prev close$130.08
Day range$126.72 – $129.02
Volume5.78M
Market cap$99.63B
P/E (TTM)18.7
Dividend yield3.35%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership70.3%-0.25 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,673-51 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)27 buys / 21 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.33% of floatDays to cover 4.5 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share17.3%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$56.22M (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 27.2% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 2.10% to 2.33% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,220,118 | 9.0% |
| First Trust Advisors L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,213,376 | 0.3% |
| Citigroup Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +907,978 | 0.2% |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +766,917 | 0.1% |
| Renaissance Technologies Corp. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +736,750 | 0.1% |
| PGIM, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +721,363 | 0.1% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +708,058 | 0.1% |
| Amundi Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +651,361 | 0.3% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +442,340 | 0.9% |
| Bridgewater Associates | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +442,098 | 0.1% |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +422,198 | 0.1% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +420,946 | 5.8% |
| American Century Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +398,282 | 0.5% |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +383,923 | 0.1% |
| La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +364,496 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Idalene Kesner | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +303 | – | 15,681 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Joyce Mullen | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,066 | – | 1,066 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Idalene Kesner | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +266 | – | 15,191 |
| 19 May 2026 | Alexander Weintraub | Executive VP & Chief Customer Officer | Acquisition Under Employee Benef | +394 | $123.81 | 15,198 |
| 18 May 2026 | Alexander Weintraub | Executive VP & Chief Customer Officer | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +3,265 | – | 3,265 |
| 17 May 2026 | Theodore Craver | Independent Chairperson | Other Disposition | -2,402 | – | 19,193 |
| 10 May 2026 | Louis Renjel | Executive VP, CEO of Duke Energy Florida & Midwest and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer | Open Market Disposition | -3,500 | $125.15 | 22,329 |
| 7 May 2026 | Harry Sideris | Chief Executive Officer | Open Market Disposition | -20,000 | $124.37 | 46,696 |
| 6 May 2026 | Caroline Dorsa | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,602 | $124.87 | 12,723 |
| 6 May 2026 | Thomas Skains | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,602 | – | 9,276 |
| 6 May 2026 | Theodore Craver | Independent Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +2,402 | $124.87 | 19,193 |
| 6 May 2026 | Annette Clayton | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,602 | – | 20,271 |
| 6 May 2026 | Idalene Kesner | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,602 | – | 12,938 |
| 6 May 2026 | Webster Dunbar | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,602 | – | 7,347 |
| 6 May 2026 | Robert Davis | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,602 | $124.87 | 14,262 |
| 6 May 2026 | John Herron | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,602 | $124.87 | 34,525 |
| 6 May 2026 | Nicholas Fanandakis | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,602 | $124.87 | 4,742 |
| 6 May 2026 | Jeffrey Guldner | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,602 | – | 1,022 |
| 6 May 2026 | Michael Pacilio | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,602 | – | 7,347 |
| 6 May 2026 | William Webster | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,602 | – | 19,708 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 18,139,937 | 2.3% | 4.5 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 17,780,284 | 2.3% | 4.0 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 19,010,855 | 2.4% | 5.4 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 17,135,318 | 2.2% | 4.8 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 17,853,668 | 2.3% | 3.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 16,403,102 | 2.1% | 4.3 |
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