Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or TRGP?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $62.0B for Targa Resources Corp..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or TRGP?

Accepted Answer

DUK keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 15.8% vs 13.5% for TRGP.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or TRGP?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 26.7 for TRGP. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or TRGP?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 1.52% for TRGP.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or TRGP?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, DUK leads 6 of 12 comparable metrics and TRGP leads 6. StockCV rates DUK “Strained” and TRGP “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	DUK	TRGP
Price	$121.35	$289.01
Market cap	$94.6B	$62.0B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$16.7B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	-6.7%
Net margin	15.8%	13.5%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	$741M
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($16.5B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	+97.5%
P/E	18.0	26.7
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	70%
Dividend yield	3.58%	1.52%
Return on equity	10%	72%
Altman Z-score	0.56	2.17
CV checks passed	8 of 11	9 of 11
Employees	26,441	3,570

Duke Energy Corporation vs Targa Resources Corp.