Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) Receives $50.33 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the eighteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $50.3333.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on EXC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Exelon from $48.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Exelon from $51.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Citigroup started coverage on Exelon in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $58.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Exelon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 22nd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Exelon

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Groupama Asset Managment lifted its stake in Exelon by 5.4% in the first quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 20,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $986,000 after buying an additional 1,026 shares during the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise lifted its stake in Exelon by 6.5% in the first quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 9,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $447,000 after buying an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP lifted its stake in Exelon by 3,055.6% in the first quarter. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP now owns 2,059,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,935,000 after buying an additional 1,993,802 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Exelon in the first quarter valued at approximately $160,000. Finally, Orographic Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Exelon in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,128,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Stock Up 1.9%

NASDAQ EXC opened at $46.23 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65. The firm has a market cap of $47.30 billion, a PE ratio of 16.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.32. Exelon has a 52 week low of $42.11 and a 52 week high of $50.65.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $7.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.93 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 11.21%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.92 EPS. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Exelon will post 2.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. Exelon’s payout ratio is currently 61.54%.

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.