Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (DUK) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$125.90 +1.89% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (DUK) carries a Roarable Rating of C- (Hold) with 59/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C- • HOLD / WATCH Cap $98.16B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C-
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JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D · Rk B+
Cash (5)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (16)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+0.5% Base Target
$149 Bull$126 Base$99 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:61% Call Buyers ($10.7M)
39% PutsMax Pain: $123.00
RSI-14 MOMENTUMBULLISH MOMENTUM
69.730 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDDISTRESS RISK (<1.8)
0.89>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCORESOLID CORE (5–6)
5 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE61% OF RANGE
L: $112$125.90H: $134
1. Money & Cash Health● RED FLAG
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Weak cash conversion or heavy valuation strain compared to actual cash earned.

Factor Grade: ERQD 5 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● NEUTRAL
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.

Factor Grade: C-RQD 22 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● ALL CLEAR
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

Clean SEC fine-print check with low hidden accounting risk and favorable interest-rate weather.

Factor Grade: B+RQD 32 / 40
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JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground) on DUK

Cash & Moat Bull AI
ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model
BEARISH (25)

5.2% ROIC with 41.0% gross margin and -1.73% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI
10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
BULLISH (80)

Altman-Z 0.89 and Piotroski 5/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
NEUTRAL (63)

Put/Call 0.65x with 22/40 institutional & insider flow.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like DUK
  • ✓Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.
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DUK // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -1.67%▲ RESISTANCE BREAKOUT
2026-10-30O $127.5H $128.1L $126.5C $127.4VOL 4.91M
RES: $125.4SUP: $110.3SMA50: $119.1SMA200: $124.4
$134.1$128.2$122.3$116.5$110.6RES $125.4SUP $110.3$127.42026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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DUK Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
13.3%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +3.3% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on DUK today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for DUK. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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DUK Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FRED

Should I buy, hold, or sell DUK stock right now?

Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (DUK) currently earns a Roarable Rating of C- (Hold — HOLD) with 59/100 RQD Confidence. Solid 41% profit margin (5% return on capital), mixed timing at 20x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

What is DUK's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

DUK's 12-month base price target is $126.47 (range $98.65 to $149.23), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.