PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co Makes New Investment in Exelon Corporation $EXC

PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 39,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,755,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon during the first quarter worth approximately $286,000. Woodline Partners LP raised its position in Exelon by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 84,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,913,000 after purchasing an additional 24,580 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in Exelon by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 39,831 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,836,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 24.6% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 44,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,054,000 after purchasing an additional 8,809 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Exelon by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after acquiring an additional 593 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EXC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Exelon in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. They set a “hold” rating and a $49.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Exelon to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on Exelon in a research note on Monday, October 6th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $57.00 target price for the company. KeyCorp set a $39.00 price objective on Exelon in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Exelon from $49.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $49.85.

Exelon Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:EXC opened at $42.90 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $43.34 billion, a PE ratio of 15.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.46. Exelon Corporation has a 52 week low of $37.13 and a 52 week high of $48.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.94. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $44.67.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $6.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.40 billion. Exelon had a net margin of 11.60% and a return on equity of 10.28%. Exelon has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.640-2.740 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 10th were paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 10th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is currently 57.35%.

Exelon Company Profile

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC) is a Chicago-based energy company that operates primarily as a regulated electric and natural gas utility holding company. The company’s businesses focus on the delivery of electricity and related services to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as investments in grid modernization, customer energy solutions and demand-side programs. Exelon’s operations emphasize reliable service delivery, infrastructure maintenance and regulatory compliance across its utility footprint.

Formed in 2000 through the merger of Unicom and PECO Energy, Exelon historically combined generation and regulated utility businesses.