Insider trade

CEO sold ~$868K of DUK shares in the open market

Traded Feb 12, 2026 · Filed Feb 13, 2026

Duke EnergyDUK

~$868K
Reported value · 6,800 sh @ $127.67: 22K
Holds after · shares reported: -9.8%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +12.1%, $126.11 → $113.74 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Duke Energy sold $868K 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: Feb 12, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Feb 13, 2026

CEO$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$868,156

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

2 days after results of Feb 10, 2026, 82 days before results of May 5, 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 $126.11 on Feb 12, 2026, within 3% of its 52-week high, after a 7% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $110.89 (Feb 18, 2025) to $129.03 (Oct 22, 2025), 84% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $117.68 on Dec 30, 2025. 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