DUK Stock Ownership Breakdown

A company's 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provides investors with comprehensive information about institutional ownership in a listed company, a sign of strength in terms of how many institutions have confidence in that company. The number of institutional investors who currently own DUK shares is 2451, representing 67.5% of the company's common stock.

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC, in the last quarter, reduced its stake in DUK by -0.39% restricting it's holding to 8 million shares of worth nearly $773.55M. FMR LLC also lessened -29.98% of the DUK shares from its portfolio, reducing its holding to 7.9 million shares of worth $764.01M. NORTHERN TRUST CORP also shunned DUK shares holding by -1.96% last quarter which brought its holding to 7.52 million shares worth $727.38M.

As per its latest 13F filing, STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM increased its stake in DUK by 12.03% in the last quarter. The institutional holder raised its holding to 935.54 thousand shares having worth more than $90.25M. RHUMBLINE ADVISERS also added 1.71% more shares of DUK to its portfolio, raising its holding to 1.41 million shares of worth $136.35M. COHEN & STEERS, INC. also increased its DUK shares holding by 385.65% which brought its holding to 1.35 million shares worth $130.19M.

The insider with the most stakes in DUK is GOOD LYNN J , Chair & CEO at the company. Additionally, DUK stock is highly held by EVP & CCO YOUNG STEVEN K and EVPEnergySolutions&PresMidW&FL ESAMANN DOUGLAS F among others.

Company executives, directors, and other insiders own 0.14% percent of Duke Energy Corporation's stock. Within the last six months, there have been 4 transaction(s) in which DUK insiders have sold stock, totaling 18.44K shares. Insiders that have sold shares include RENJEL LOUIS E., GLENN ROBERT ALEXANDER, and JANSON JULIA S.

There have been 0 transaction(s) during the past 6-months in which Duke Energy Corporation insiders have bought stock, totalling 0 shares

Around 108.01K Duke Energy Corporation shares are held by insiders, which represents about 0.14% of DUK stock.

DUK Chair & CEO, GOOD LYNN J holds the largest portfolio of the company's shares. DUK shares owned by GOOD total nearly 437.46 thousand.

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC is the largest institutional owner in DUK which holds 8 million shares worth $773.55M or 1.04% of the total DUK shares outstanding followed by STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM with ownership of 935.54 thousand shares representing 0.12% of the DUK ownership. FMR LLC is the third largest stakeholder with 7.9 million shares or 1.02% of the ownership worth more than $764.01M.

Stock options give the owner the ability but not the obligation to buy or sell a security at a predetermined price and date. Stock options can be classified into two types: puts and calls. A put is a bet on falling stock, and a call is a bet on rising stock. As far as the DUK is concerned, it is a stock which is optionable.

Number of DUK shares short is 8.30M. Shares short is a market sentiment in which investors have sold their shares short in a given stock but have not yet covered them or closed them out.

As of today, 772.48M shares of DUK are outstanding.

Float represents the number of tradeable shares in a specific stock. By subtracting restricted and closely-held shares from a firm's total outstanding shares, we can calculate its floating stock. The term "closely-held shares" refers to shares held by employees, major shareholders, and company insiders. At present, DUK has 770.61M shares in float.

Short ratio is calculated by dividing the number of short shares, short interest or bets that shareholders will sell short from the average daily volume. A higher ratio indicates longer times needed to repurchase borrowed shares (sold). The short ratio for DUK is 2.56.