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Insider Cluster (13 insiders) ·Filed Feb 23, 2026

DUK

Duke Energy CORP
NEUTRAL
Impact 4/10
Horizondays Processed7mo ago
Insider cluster: 3 insiders, $3.5M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The $2.24M sale by a top executive is notable but not extreme; traders should monitor for follow-up transactions. The rest of the activity is routine compensation administration and not indicative of directional sentiment.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
DUK ▼ -3.60% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call -3.60% · α vs SPY -11.85% · entry $127.43 → $122.84
Entry = T+0 close
Feb 22, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+0.78%
call +0.78% · α +0.05%
$128.43
settled 8mo ago
T+5d
+3.27%
call +3.27% · α +2.65%
$131.60
settled 8mo ago
T+20d
-0.08%
call -0.08% · α +3.87%
$127.33
settled 7mo ago
T+60d
-3.60%
call -3.60% · α -11.85%
$122.84
settled 5mo ago

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Executive Summary

Duke Energy EVP & CEO of Carolinas and NatGas, Ghartey-Tagoe Kodwo, sold $2.24M in shares, while other executives had tax withholding transactions and received share grants. The only open-market sale was by a top executive, but the rest of the activity consists of routine non-cash events.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$2.2M
Insiders
13

Key Facts

  • EVP & CEO Ghartey-Tagoe Kodwo sold 17,066 shares for $2.24M in an open-market transaction.
  • Multiple executives had tax withholding events (F codes), totaling $526,764 in surrendered shares, which are non-cash administrative actions.
  • Several C-suite executives received share grants (A codes), totaling over 60,000 shares, valued at $0 as non-cash compensation events.
  • No other open-market sales or purchases (P/S) beyond the single $2.24M transaction.

Financial Impact

$2.24M in open-market selling by one C-suite executive; $527K in tax-related share dispositions; $0 from grants.

insider ownershipinsider sentiment

Risk Factors

  • Perception risk from a CEO-level sale, even if isolated.
  • Potential misinterpretation of tax withholding and grant activity as intentional selling.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE

Investment Themes

Traditional Energy

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CONTEXT: Insider Cluster Data (20 trades, 7d window)cluster-DUK-1772574232377
13 reports for DUK
Performance horizon
67% Hit rate @ T+60 2 of 3 directional calls Went positive at some point 3 of 3 best @ T+60▲ +3.60%Feb 23, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for DUK — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 20, 2026
7d ago
Institutional Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$120.67awaiting T+60—$124.80 (+3.42%)
Oct 1, 2026
26d ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$113.74awaiting T+60—$124.80 (+9.72%)
Sep 25, 2026
4w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$113.35awaiting T+60—$124.80 (+10.10%)
Aug 10, 2026
11w ago
424B5
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$121.19awaiting T+60—$124.80 (+2.98%)
Jul 14, 2026
15w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$126.37 $115.50▼ −8.60%▼ −11.98%$124.80 (−1.24%)
Jun 5, 2026
20w ago
Court Ruling
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$124.22 $119.91▼ −3.47%▼ −7.47%$124.80 (+0.47%)
May 8, 2026
24w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$124.02 $124.28▲ +0.21%▼ −2.50%$124.80 (+0.63%)
Mar 24, 2026
31w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$128.16 $123.86▼ −3.35%▼ −17.04%$124.80 (−2.62%)
Mar 20, 2026
31w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$126.78 $124.97▼ −1.42%▼ −15.84%$124.80 (−1.56%)
Feb 23, 2026
35w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$127.43 $122.84▼ −3.60%▼ −11.85%$124.80 (−2.06%)
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US Market Status

Market Closed — Opens Thu (11h 3m)

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Report published Mar 3, 2026