Cornerstone Planning LLC Takes Position in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Cornerstone Planning LLC acquired a new position in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 18,555 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $812,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC lifted its position in Exelon by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC now owns 13,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $569,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Exelon by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $376,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 2.2% in the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $498,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the period. Seeds Investor LLC increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Seeds Investor LLC now owns 9,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $416,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the period. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 82,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,614,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on EXC shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded Exelon from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Mizuho set a $48.00 price target on Exelon and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $49.00 price target (down from $52.00) on shares of Exelon in a report on Friday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Exelon from $48.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $55.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.27.

Exelon Price Performance

EXC stock opened at $45.81 on Friday. Exelon Corporation has a twelve month low of $42.23 and a twelve month high of $50.65. The company has a market cap of $46.87 billion, a PE ratio of 16.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.31. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65.

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

Exelon Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is presently 61.54%.

Exelon 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.