Traders are increasingly fearful about inflation, a war in Ukraine and China’s COVID-19 lockdowns.
By Rita NazarethBloomberg
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Shares tumbled to a 13-thirty day period very low in a widespread selloff amid problem about the Federal Reserve’s ability to tame inflationary spirals without throwing the economic system into a recession.
The slide in the S&P 500 topped 3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, even though the Treasury curve steepened, with the gap in between 5- and 30-yr costs hitting the widest because March. Investors are significantly worried about the limits to Fed plan at a time when source-chain disruptions pose a considerable threat to inflation amid a ravaging war in Ukraine and China’s Covid lockdowns. Data Monday showed U.S. consumers undertaking costs in three several years to be larger as opposed with a month in the past — a troubling sign for officials attempting to preserve lengthier-phrase anticipations anchored.
Pandemic-era stars bore the brunt of the providing, with Cathie Wood’s flagship trade-traded fund sinking about 10{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} and an ETF tracking recently public companies down the most considering that the onset of the pandemic. Bitcoin slipped down below $32,000, falling more than 50{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} from its all-time significant. The rout also distribute to electricity producers, quickly the market’s strongest sector in 2022. The team plunged about 8{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} as crude slid. Significant tech was not spared, with the likes of Tesla Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Nvidia Corp. off by at least 5{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. The Cboe Volatility Index spiked to its highest in two months.
Traders will be closely seeing a host of central lender speakers this 7 days immediately after Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday performed down the option of 75 basis-position charge hike. Fed Financial institution of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic advised Bloomberg Television he favors policy makers continuing to raise rates by half-point increments rather than doing something larger sized. In a later on job interview with Reuters broadcast on Twitter, Bostic extra that whilst he saw lower odds for a 75-foundation-issue hike in the subsequent quite a few months, he’s “not having something off the table.”
The April consumer-rate index report on Wednesday is the highlight of an usually silent week for economic releases. Inflation is projected to have moderated on each a regular monthly and once-a-year foundation, partly reflecting a dip in gasoline prices that have due to the fact picked back up. Even though inflation probably peaked in March at 8.5{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, the hottest in four a long time, rate pressures are predicted to continue being elevated, preserving Fed officers on keep track of to steadily lift borrowing expenditures in the months ahead.
High inflation readings, a slowing economic system and intense tightening by the Fed to rein in soaring prices have weighed on threat hunger and valuations. Even if an outright economic downturn is prevented, the outlook for U.S. stocks isn’t specifically bright, in accordance to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategists.
“Swings will remain substantial right up until the path of inflation is clarified,” strategists led by David Kostin wrote in a note to customers, incorporating that “tightening economical problems and inadequate sector liquidity make it complicated to argue for a small-term rally equivalent in sizing to the 1 in late March.”
Below are key occasions to check out this week:
Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, New York Fed President John Williams, Fed Governor Christopher Waller discuss, Tuesday
Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic speaks, Wednesday
U.S. CPI, WednesdayEIA crude oil stock report, Wednesday
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly speaks, Thursday
U.S. PPI, preliminary jobless statements, Thursday
College of Michigan customer sentiment, Friday
Some of the main moves in marketplaces:
Shares
The S&P 500 fell 3.2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} as of 4 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 fell 4{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
The Dow Jones Industrial Typical fell 2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
The MSCI Environment index fell 3.1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose .3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
The euro was minimal changed at $1.0559
The British pound fell .1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to $1.2333
The Japanese yen rose .3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to 130.22 per dollar
Bonds
The generate on 10-yr Treasuries declined 10 basis details to 3.03{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
Germany’s 10-12 months produce declined four foundation factors to 1.09{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
Britain’s 10-yr yield declined four foundation points to 1.96{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude fell 6.8{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to $102.28 a barrel
Gold futures fell 1.6{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to $1,852.70 an ounce
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Not lengthy immediately after the Russian convoy menacing Kyiv slowed to a crawl, photos and video clips started to arise exhibiting its navy automobiles evidently weakened in what Ukrainian locals mentioned was proof that a single entrance of Russia’s invasion was repelled.
It is an apt metaphor: Russian economic activity has ground to a in close proximity to halt, stymied by a unexpected deficiency of access to these types of products and solutions as program, payment processing and insurance — typically-forgotten cogs in the machinery of commerce but important even so.
Transportation, power and banking are 3 sectors in which these sudden omissions are possible to lower the deepest, according to professionals.
Michael O. Moore, a professor of economics and intercontinental affairs at George Washington University, likened the circumstance to the waves of provide chain crises made by Covid, such as unfinished automobiles sitting down on assembly traces that experienced long gone dormant for want of a little computer chip or a amount of seat-cushion foam.
In the scenario of the Russian overall economy, Moore claimed the possible affect could be that significantly greater mainly because it pertains not only to products but to the broad community of expert companies contemporary firms depend upon to facilitate commerce.
“A ton of trade is not just the motion of items — it’s transportation companies, it’s insurance plan services, it’s computer software providers and all of individuals are probably targets,” he explained.
When providers are most concerned of working afoul of sanctions, global trade authorities noticed that any relationship to Russia, no make a difference how little or indirect, experienced turn into toxic.
Take into account SWIFT, the vital communications network for the global banking business that operated, until about a week and a fifty percent ago, much more or much less below the radar. Though mainly invisible on the area of commerce, it presents an important function — leaving the significant Russian monetary establishments matter to the lockout without having an economical way to perform organization.
“There is not a entire cutoff of economical transactions but … sanctions are producing it difficult to interact with Russian providers, because how do you execute the transactions?” stated Jeffrey Schott, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for Worldwide Economics.
The insurance policy field is also swiftly backing absent from Russia, with consequences that are previously noticeable. Analysts say a person motive oil charges spiked past 7 days was that Russian oil was not relocating, in spite of power sector carve outs to worldwide sanctions. The difficulty: Transport businesses and oil purchasers have been possessing a great deal higher difficulty acquiring corporations willing to insure tankers or their contents.
“Insurance is very considerably the lubricant to the worldwide financial system, in that really little in the way of items can be transported throughout the globe without the need of the successful participation of insurers. This incorporates vitality and electricity infrastructure,” mentioned Robert Hartwig, a professor of finance and insurance policies at University of South Carolina.
“It’s efficiently illegal to enable ships that are not properly insured to enter ports all over the earth,” he said. “Even without the sanctions in position, the actions by insurers to step back again from these marketplaces will … broaden the efficiency of those sanctions.”
This unexpected incapability to insure vessels and cargo is taking location in the air and at sea. The U.K. introduced previous week it would ban Russia’s aviation and house industries from the London-primarily based insurance policy and reinsurance markets — the world’s most significant — producing it significantly additional complicated for airways traveling either travellers or cargo to get insurance policy.
A sign reads “Flight Canceled” at the Aeroflot check out-in counter in the Tom Bradley Global Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, on March 2, 2022.Mario Tama / Getty Photographs
A lack of entry to coverage isn’t the only hurdle Russia’s aviation sector faces. World airways depend on one or more of a trio of application companies — Sabre, Amadeus and Travelport — to expedite bookings and reservations. All three have properly kicked the Russian national airline Aeroflot off their world wide distribution systems. The world distribution ecosystem is a component of the airline business enterprise rarely noticed or recognized by travellers, but it is a vital website link among firms, vacation companies and airlines’ scheduling programs.
“The non-public sector is undertaking what the U.S. and E.U. were additional reticent to do: Punish Russia’s oil and gas sector instantly,” explained Cullen S. Hendrix, a professor at the Korbel University of Intercontinental Scientific tests at the University of Denver, in an email.
Section of that reluctance stems from an unwillingness to be in violation of not just current sanctions but to stay away from any additional penalties that may well be included later, Hendrix said, citing the unwillingness of some corporations to contact Russian products, even at steep savings. But the PR fallout looms as an even even larger get worried, he reported. “The actuality and optics of executing organization with Russian condition-owned or state-aligned firms are just horrible is the discount worthy of getting your identify pointed out in tales about the bombardment of civilian targets and a huge refugee crisis?”
Enterprise application giants SAP and Oracle both of those stated on Wednesday they had been suspending routines in Russia. Oracle mentioned through Twitter it experienced “suspended all operations” in Russia. SAP revealed a publish from CEO Christian Klein that browse, “We are halting small business in Russia aligned with sanctions and, in addition, pausing all sales of SAP companies and solutions in Russia.”
Microsoft president Brad Smith explained in a weblog publish Friday the program enterprise experienced suspended new income in Russia. In addition, “[W]e are stopping many areas of our enterprise in Russia,” to comply with sanctions, he reported. Apple halted online product sales of its merchandise in Russia and also stopped its Apple Spend provider inside of the region.
Whilst it is unclear to what extent these businesses are separating by themselves from their Russian clients, authorities said any motion that lower off Russian business enterprise shoppers from acquiring entry to the very important tech services these businesses give could quickly grow to be a quagmire.
“Anything involving a databases, accessing info … would probably be inclined to troubles,” said Moore, the George Washington College professor, because a great deal of company IT architecture is built on a basis of interlocking engineering.
“The DNA of a procedure is how various computers talk with just about every other,” Moore claimed.
“We’re a consumer and info-driven economic climate, so these software program companies are truly finding into the bones and sinew of industrial transactions. It is not a flesh wound.”
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) – Analysts at Truist Financial lowered their FY2021 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 10th. Truist Financial analyst P. Scholes now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.05 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.30. Truist Financial currently has a “Hold” rating and a $139.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial also issued estimates for Hilton Worldwide’s Q4 2022 earnings at $1.28 EPS.
Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Loop Capital upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $140.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 2nd. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price objective (up from $148.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Monday, January 3rd. Bernstein Bank cut shares of Hilton Worldwide from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $161.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, January 10th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $159.00 to $169.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $135.00 to $144.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 28th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $145.13.
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NYSE HLT opened at $154.20 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $147.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $139.11. The company has a market cap of $42.98 billion, a PE ratio of 1,186.15 and a beta of 1.27. Hilton Worldwide has a 52 week low of $108.50 and a 52 week high of $159.21.
In related news, insider Matthew W. Schuyler sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.33, for a total value of $417,990.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders sold 9,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,283,850 in the last ninety days. 2.40{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HLT. Covestor Ltd bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Concord Wealth Partners increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 93.0{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the 4th quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 222 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 154.2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 272 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide in the 4th quarter worth about $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.04{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the company’s stock.
Hilton Worldwide Company Profile
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc engages in the provision of hospitality businesses. It operates through the following segments: Ownership and Management & Franchise. The Ownership segment includes owned, leased, and joint venture hotels. The Management & Franchise segment manages hotels and timeshare properties, and license its brands to franchisees.
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Wall Street has been suffering since Black Friday as the resurgence of coronavirus with its new variant – Omicron – has shaken market participants’ confidence across the globe. Moreover, a higher interest rate in 2022 as indicated by several major central banks, has also resulted in severe market volatility.
Despite the fact that December has generally remained favorable on Wall Street, investors are uncertain about the direction of stock market movement in the final eight trading days of this year. At this stage, it will be prudent to invest in low-beta high dividend-paying stocks with a favorable Zacks Rank. Here are five of them — The Travelers Companies, Cincinnati Financial, Duke Energy, C.H. Robinson Worldwide and Bunge.
Omicron Spreads Globally
With the coronavirus pandemic showing no signs of letting up, Wall Street continues to grapple with severe volatility, which has been plaguing it over the last three weeks. The resurgence of coronavirus either in the form of Delta or Omicron, has been creating intermittent hurdles which otherwise could have been a smooth recovery of the global economy.
The available data of Omicron has so far indicated that this variant may be less severe than Delta but highly transmissible. Most of Europe is already affected by Omicron and big nations have opted for partial or full lockdown during the holiday season. Asia is also reporting increasing Omicron cases. In the United States, 25 states have already reported Omicron cases.
On Dec 18, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 89 countries have witnessed the Omicron variant of coronavirus and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission. Globally, various sports and entertainment programs have been postponed or cancelled due to the spread of Omicron.
Higher Interest Rate Looms Large
Market participants are wondering whether 2022 will be marked as the year of higher interest rate globally. In the United States, on Dec 15, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said in his post FOMC statement that the central bank will raise the tapering of the monthly bond-buy program from $15 billion per month to $30 billion per month effective January 2022. At this rate, the quantitative easing program will end in March 2022.
Although, Powell refrained of commenting anything on when the Fed will raise the benchmark lending rate and at what magnitude, Fed’s dot-plot indicated that all 18 members are expecting at least one rate hike in 2022. Out of 18 Fed members, 12 are expecting three rate hikes in 2022 followed by a two more rate hikes in 2023 and 2024.
On Dec 17, the Bank of England raised the benchmark interest rate to 0.25{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} from 0.1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. This marked the first rate hike by the British central bank in three years. On Nov 10, the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Robert Holzmann said that the ECB could stop bond-buying program by September 2022.
The primary concerns of these central bankers are soaring inflation. The pandemic-led global disruption of the supply-chain system inflated input costs while growing demand is pulling up the general price level.
Why Low-Beta Stocks?
Wall Street is suffering from day-to-day fluctuations. In the week ended Dec 10, the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite – rallied 4{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, 3.8{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} and 3.5{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, respectively. However, for the week ended Dec 17, these three indexes tumbled 1.7{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, 1.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} and 3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, respectively.
Nevertheless, the fundamentals of the U.S. economy remained solid. In its latest projection on Dec 16, the Atlanta Fed reported that the U.S. economy would grow by 7.2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in fourth-quarter 2021. U.S. GDP grew 6.4{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, 6.7{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} and 2.1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, in the first, second and third quarters of this year, respectively. Moreover, in fourth-quarter 2021, total earnings of the S&P 500 Index are expected to up 19.3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} year over year on 11.4{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} higher revenues.
At this stage, investment in low-beta stocks with a high dividend yield and a favorable Zacks Rank may be the best option. If market’s northbound journey continues, then the favorable Zacks Rank of these stocks will capture the upside potential. However, if markets take a downturn, then low-beta stocks will minimize portfolio losses and dividend payment will act as a regular income stream.
Our Top Picks
We have narrowed our search to five large-cap (market capital > $10 billion) low-beta stocks whose dividend yield is higher than the current yield on the benchmark 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note. These companies have strong growth potential for the rest of 2021 and have seen positive earnings estimate revisions in the last 60 days. Each of our picks carries either a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Bunge Limited operates as an agribusiness and food company worldwide. BG has an integrated global agribusiness spanning the farm-to-consumer food chain. Bunge operates in five segments: Agribusiness, Edible Oil Products, Milling Products, Sugar and Bioenergy, and Fertilizer. Bunge processes, produces, moves, distributes and markets food in five continents.
Zacks Rank #1 Bunge has an expected earnings growth rate of 44.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has improved 36.1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} over the last 60 days. BG has a beta of 0.64 and a current dividend yield of 2.38{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide is benefiting from favorable freight market conditions, such as increased volumes and higher pricing, amid tight capacity. In the first nine months of 2021, C.H. Robinson returned around $663 million to its shareholders through dividends ($209 million) and share buybacks ($454 million).
Zacks Rank #1 CHRW has an expected earnings growth rate of 69.4{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has improved 0.5{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} over the last 30 days. C.H. Robinson has a beta of 0.72 and a current dividend yield of 2.17{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}.
The Travelers Companies boasts a strong market presence in auto, homeowners’ insurance, commercial U.S. property-casualty insurance with solid inorganic growth. A high retention rate, increase in new business and positive renewal premium change bode well. TRV’s commercial businesses should perform well owing to market stability.
The Travelers Companies remains optimistic about the personal line of business, given growth at the profitable agency auto and homeowners business. TRV expects net investment income from non-fixed income portfolio to be $420 million to $430 million quarterly in 2022. Sufficient capital boosts shareholder value.
Zacks Rank #2 The Travelers Companies has an expected earnings growth rate of 19.5{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has improved 0.5{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} over the last 30 days. The Travelers Companies has a beta of 0.76 and a current dividend yield of 2.23{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}.
Cincinnati Financial Corporation continues to grow premiums through a disciplined expansion of Cincinnati Re while the division makes a nice contribution to its overall earnings. Price increases and a higher level of insured exposures are the other positives.
Cincinnati Financial is focused on earning new business by appointing new agencies and believes that an agent-focused business model will drive long-term premium growth. Cincinnati Financial boasts solid capital position based on which it has returned value to its shareholders. A favorable reserve release should drive growth for CNF. Consistent cash flow and sufficient cash balances will continue to boost liquidity.
Zacks Rank #2 Cincinnati Financial has an expected earnings growth rate of 69.5{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has improved 0.2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} over the past 30 days. CINF has a beta of 0.68 a current dividend yield of 2.23{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}.
Duke Energy Corporation operates as an energy company in the United States. DUK operates through three segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure, Gas Utilities and Infrastructure, and Commercial Renewables.
Duke Energy is a premier utility service provider that invests heavily in infrastructure and expansion projects. During the 2021-2025 period, it projects to spend $59 billion. DUK has lowered its carbon emissions by 40{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} since 2005 and aims to electrify all its light-duty vehicles by 2030.
Duke Energy has an expected earnings growth rate of 2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has improved 0.2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} over the past 60 days. DUK has a beta of 0.32 a current dividend yield of 3.82{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}.
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