$2,050,000 of DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"H.R. 5301, the Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2025 No specific legislation: Surface transportation reauthorization generally. No specific legislation: Spectrum issues generally H.R. 4553 & S.3293 - Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (specifically loan programs office, advanced nuclear, SMR, grid resiliency, nuclear fuels reprocessing, and siting of energy projects on Department of Energy sites). H.R. 6938 - Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (specifically loan programs office, advanced nuclear, SMR, grid resiliency, nuclear fuels reprocessing, and siting of energy projects on Department of Energy sites). H.R.4121 & S. 2256 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (U.S. forest service permitting staff). H.R. 4754 & S. 2431 - House and Senate Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bills for FY27 (specifically funding for national parks, national forests & support for permitting staff at U.S. Fish & Wildlife and BOEM). H.R.4016 & S. 2572 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (specifically funding for energy programs, siting of energy projects on military bases and base resiliency). H.R.5304 & S.2587 House and Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies bills for FY27 (specifically funding for LIHEAP). H.R. 7148 - LIHEAP funding and siting of energy projects on military bases in the consolidated Defense, LHHSED, National Security-State, THUD, FSGG Appropriations Act for FY26 funding. H.R.4213, and Senate bill Department of Homeland Security Act of 2027 (specifically TSA support for pipeline safety technical and permitting personnel, and cybersecurity). H.R.3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Act, 2027 (specifically to support storm hardening and resiliency efforts at military bases and veterans hospitals). H.R. 5342 & S. 2354 - House and Senate, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bills for FY27 (specifically for energy trade issues). No specific legislation: Hydro programs (completed and ongoing repairs to hydro facilities impacted by Hurricane Helene). H.R. 1047 & S. 465 - Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable (GRID) Power Act (transmission and siting of large transmission infrastructure). H.R. 5600 - Streamlining Powerlines Essential to Electric Demand (SPEED) and Reliability Act (transmission market reform, siting of large transmission infrastructure, and interconnection queue reform). H.R. 3657 - The Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act (uprating and approvals of hydropower turbine replacement). H.R. 3617 - Securing Americas Critical Materials Supply Act (uranium classification as a critical material). E.O. 14179 Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence H.R. 6529 - Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act H.R.3898 - Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act H.R. 7329 - Fighting for Reliable Energy and Ending Doubt for Open Markets (FREEDOM) Act S. 1327 - Advancing GETs Act of 2025 S. 3034 - Reliable Power Act S. 3947 - REWIRE Act H.R. 3616 - The Reliable Power Act S.3585 DATA Act of 2026 Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now (CERTAIN) - discussion draft No specific legislation: Artificial intelligence resource adequacy. Load growth. Data center issues. Energy security issues. Nuclear energy - used fuels. DoD use of nuclear energy. Resiliency. Project permitting certainty. Senate permitting reform. Executive action grid executive orders. DOE/FERC regulations on load interconnection H.R. 4776 - Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act (reforming NEPA and section 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act). P.L. 91-190 National Environmental Policy Act (categorical exclusions). P.L. 93-205 Endangered Species Act (migratory bird issues). H.R.161 - New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act No specific legislation: EPA regulations on Clean Air Act Section 111 d and b. Coal combustion residuals regulations Regulations on Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs) Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (MATS). Draft legislation related to the Federal Permitting Improvement - rights-of-way and siting and permitting. Power demand resource adequacy. Good Neighbor Rule. P.L. 117-169 - Inflation Reduction Act Clean Energy Credits Implementation; P.L. 119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act: issues including interest deductibility, 45U, 48E, 48Y, transferability, and qualifying bonus credits associated with 48E S. 3605 /H.R. 7450 Disaster Zone Energy Affordability and Investment Act No specific legislation: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax repairs 45U Gross Receipts definition Debt Issuance Guidance S. 1337 - Reauthorization of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 No specific legislation: Issues related to energy grid supply chain. Cyber and physical security draft legislation. Counter UAS legislation. UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight. Cyber incident reporting generally."
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DUK Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $DUK stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $DUK stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 10/30 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/31, 10/30.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
DUK Insider Trading Activity
DUK insiders have traded $DUK stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $DUK stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- BRIAN D SAVOY (EVP & CFO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 12,000 shares for an estimated $1,532,319.
- ROBERT ALEXANDER GLENN (EVP & Chief Legal Officer) sold 8,200 shares for an estimated $1,015,160
- LOUIS E. RENJEL (EVP&CEO DEF&MW&ChiefCorpAffOff) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 7,600 shares for an estimated $968,676.
- REGIS T. REPKO (SVP, System Planning&Construct) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,338 shares for an estimated $679,541.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
DUK Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,138 institutional investors add shares of DUK stock to their portfolio, and 967 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 13,349,491 shares (-76.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,564,693,840
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added 2,008,970 shares (+1252.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $235,471,373
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 1,957,592 shares (+2.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $229,449,358
- STATE STREET CORP added 1,695,638 shares (+4.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $198,745,729
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 1,645,544 shares (+2.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $192,874,212
- OMERS ADMINISTRATION CORP removed 1,157,469 shares (-48.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $135,666,941
- SARASIN & PARTNERS LLP added 1,112,513 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $145,683,577
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
DUK Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $DUK in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/15/2026
- Mizuho issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/27/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for DUK, check out Quiver Quantitative's $DUK forecast page.
DUK Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $DUK recently. We have seen 8 analysts offer price targets for $DUK in the last 6 months, with a median target of $139.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- James Thalacker from BMO Capital set a target price of $143.0 on 04/13/2026
- Nicholas Campanella from Barclays set a target price of $143.0 on 04/08/2026
- Nicholas Amicucci from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $139.0 on 03/05/2026
- Shahriar Pourreza from Wells Fargo set a target price of $135.0 on 03/04/2026
- Ross Fowler from UBS set a target price of $126.0 on 12/17/2025
- Jeremy Tonet from JP Morgan set a target price of $126.0 on 12/11/2025
- Stephen D'Ambrisi from RBC Capital set a target price of $143.0 on 10/28/2025
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