Duke Energy has returned 6.9% so far this year, outpacing the average 6.2% gain for the broader Utilities sector, which includes 111 companies and ranks 14th out of 16 Zacks sectors. However, within the more specific Utility - Electric Power industry, which comprises 63 companies and has gained an average of 7.7% year-to-date, Duke Energy is slightly underperforming. The company holds a Zacks Rank of 2, or Buy, with its full-year earnings consensus estimate edging 0.1% higher over the past three months. PG&E, another Utility - Electric Power stock also rated a Zacks Rank 2, has matched Duke Energy's 6.9% year-to-date return and seen its current-year EPS estimate rise 0.2% over the same period.
Duke Energy CorporationArticle reports relative performance vs sector and industry, with no causal news event.
PG&E Corp