Duke Energy (DUK) Competitors

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) and Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DUK or EXC?

Duke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Exelon. Exelon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duke Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Duke Energy	$29.06B	2.59	$2.84B	$3.55	27.52
Exelon	$21.73B	1.72	$2.33B	$2.33	16.02

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DUK or EXC?

Duke Energy received 536 more outperform votes than Exelon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.60% of users gave Duke Energy an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Exelon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Duke Energy	Outperform Votes 596 53.60%	Underperform Votes 516 46.40%
Exelon	Outperform Votes 60 45.45%	Underperform Votes 72 54.55%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DUK or EXC?

65.3% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Exelon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Exelon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate DUK or EXC?

Duke Energy presently has a consensus target price of $100.62, suggesting a potential upside of 2.97%. Exelon has a consensus target price of $38.92, suggesting a potential upside of 4.28%. Given Exelon's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Exelon is more favorable than Duke Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duke Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Exelon	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Which has more volatility & risk, DUK or EXC?

Duke Energy has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exelon has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DUK or EXC a better dividend stock?

Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Duke Energy pays out 115.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Exelon pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor DUK or EXC?

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Duke Energy and 19 mentions for Exelon. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Exelon's score of 0.47 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Duke Energy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Exelon	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DUK or EXC more profitable?

Exelon has a net margin of 10.72% compared to Duke Energy's net margin of 9.78%. Exelon's return on equity of 9.40% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duke Energy	9.78%	8.93%	2.46%
Exelon	10.72%	9.40%	2.41%

Summary

Duke Energy beats Exelon on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.