The Latest Breaking News from Duke Energy

About 40,000 residents without power on Saturday night after two stations were struck with gunfire

RALEIGH, N.C. — Widespread power outages caused by vandalism of electrical substations in Moore County continued on Sunday, with electricity shut off to nearly all residences and businesses, and estimates for restoration of power stretching possibly into Thursday, officials say.

Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) recently announced that the board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $1.005 per share, thus rewarding its shareholders with a 2% hike.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) has observed the following analyst ratings within the last quarter:

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Duke Energy's (NYSE:DUK) short percent of float has risen 14.81% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 7.14 million shares sold short, which is 0.93% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Wednesday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK).

Over the past 3 months, 9 analysts have published their opinion on Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) stock. These analysts are typically employed by large Wall Street banks and tasked with understanding a company's business to predict how a stock will trade over the upcoming year.

Upgrades According to Susquehanna, the prior rating for Boyd Gaming Corp (NYSE:BYD) was changed from Neutral to Positive. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $72.72 and a 52-week-low of $50.38. Boyd Gaming closed at $64.20 at the end of the last trading period.