Stock analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on shares of Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) from $77.00 to $78.00 in a report issued on Thursday, Analyst Ratings Network reports. Sanford C. Bernstein’s price target points to a potential upside of 8.57% from the company’s current price. Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) shares after opening at $73.00 moved to $73.24 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $73.23. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 2.10 and price to cash ratio as 33.51. Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) showed a positive weekly performance of 1.96%.
Ameren Corp. (NYSE:AEE) a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock, reported strong financial results in the fourth quarter of 2013, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 58.3% due to increased rates for Missouri electric and Illinois transmission service. Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) shares advanced 0.36% in last trading session and ended the day on $41.90. AEE return on equity ratio is recorded as 4.50% and its return on assets is 1.30%. Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) yearly performance is 26.13%.
Northeast Utilities System (NYSE:NU) earned $786 million, or $2.49 per share, in 2013, compared with $525.9 million, or $1.89 per share, in 2012. Northeast Utilities System (NYSE:NU) shares moved up 0.47% in last trading session and was closed at $46.54, while trading in range of $46.28 – $46.63. Northeast Utilities System (NYSE:NU) year to date (YTD) performance is 10.78%.
NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (NYSE:NWE) announced that it will host an investor conference call on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at 4:00 p.m. NorthWestern Corp (NYSE:NWE) weekly performance is 2.58%. On last trading day company shares ended up $48.52. NorthWestern Corp (NYSE:NWE) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 5.38%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $50.25.