Investing.com - Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) reported third quarter earnings that beat analyst's expectations on Friday and revenue that topped forecasts.
The firm reported earnings per share of $1.65 on revenue of $6.63B. Analysts polled by Investing.com expected EPS of $1.53 on revenue of $6.6B. That compared to EPS of $1.59 on revenue of $6.48B in the same period a year earlier. The company had reported EPS of $0.93 on revenue of $5.64B in the previous quarter.
For the year, Duke Energy shares are down 2.91%, under-performing the S&P 500 which is up 2.11% year to date.
Duke Energy follows other major Utilities sector earnings this month
On October 23, NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) reported third quarter EPS of $2.18 on revenue of $4.42B, compared to forecasts of EPS of $2.15 on revenue of $4.91B.
Enterprise Products Partners LP earnings beat analyst's expectations on Wednesday, with third quarter EPS of $0.6 on revenue of $9.59B. Investing.com analysts expected EPS of $0.45 on revenue of $9.11B
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