Duke Energy vs Public Service Enterprise
DUK and PEG side by side, both in combination electric and gas, and other utility. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DUK and PEG compare
Duke Energy is the larger company, worth 2.7 times as much as Public Service Enterprise ($99.3B against $37.0B).
On earnings, Public Service Enterprise is cheaper: it trades at 18.5× trailing earnings, against 19.1× for Duke Energy.
Public Service Enterprise grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.7% versus 5.2% for Duke Energy).
Duke Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.1% compared with 16.0% at Public Service Enterprise.
Both pay dividends: Duke Energy yields 3.4% and Public Service Enterprise 3.6%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DUK | PEG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $99.3B | $37.0B |
| Share price | $127.39 | $74.29 |
| Change, 1 year | 2.5% | −7.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 25.3% | 15.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.21 | 0.48 |
| Employees | 26K | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 11 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.1× | 18.5× (better) |
| P/S | 3.0× | 3.0× (better) |
| P/B | 1.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.3× (better) | 21.1× |
| P/FCF | – | 134× |
| PEG | 0.74 | 0.68 (better) |
| FCF yield | −4.3% | 0.75% (better) |
| Fair value | $136.04 | $67.90 |
| Margin of safety | 6.4% (better) | −9.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.2% | 12.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.4% (better) | 4.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 8.2% (better) | 1.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.3% (better) | 1.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 29.7% (better) | 2.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 64.0% |
| Operating margin | 28.3% (better) | 23.1% |
| Net margin | 16.1% (better) | 16.0% |
| FCF margin | −13.1% | 2.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 5.6% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.67 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.34 (better) | 8.39 |
| Interest coverage | 2.4× | 2.7× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.66 | 0.88 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.73 | 1.23 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.4% | 3.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 64.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 10 | 14 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.0% | 5.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% | 3.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 69.9% | 77.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.17% | 0.17% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.6M | −$2.8M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 2.6% |
Go deeper
- DUK stock overview
- DUK income statement
- DUK valuation and score
- PEG stock overview
- PEG income statement
- PEG valuation and score
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