Insider trade

CEO sold ~$438K of DUK shares in the open market

Traded May 11, 2026 · Filed May 12, 2026

Duke EnergyDUK

~$438K
Reported value · 3,500 sh @ $125.15: 21K
Holds after · shares reported: -8.9%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +3.3%, $124.90 → $113.74 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Duke Energy sold $438K of Duke Energy shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: May 11, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 12, 2026

CEO$100K–$500K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$438,025

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

6 days after results of May 5, 2026, 85 days before results of Aug 4, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $124.90 on May 11, 2026, 11% above its 52-week low and 6% below its high, after a 4% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $112.46 (May 14, 2025) to $133.46 (Mar 16, 2026), 59% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $129.99 on Mar 27, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

Securities lawsuit open at the trade date

A securities lawsuit naming the company as a defendant was filed on Nov 29, 2023 in the U.S. District Court, M.D. North Carolina. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

VAUGHN v. DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC, docket 1:23-cv-01031, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant