Exelon Corporation $EXC Stake Lessened by IFM Investors Pty Ltd

IFM Investors Pty Ltd lessened its holdings in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 4.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 338,020 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,173 shares during the period. IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s holdings in Exelon were worth $16,570,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EXC. Optima Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Exelon in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Exelon during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP purchased a new position in Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new position in Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of Exelon by 113.4% in the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets restated 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. KeyCorp cut their target price on shares of Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Barclays lowered shares of Exelon from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $50.00 to $49.00 in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Mizuho set a $48.00 price target on shares of Exelon and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $50.00 price target on shares of Exelon in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Exelon has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.27.

Exelon Price Performance

NASDAQ EXC opened at $46.26 on Thursday. Exelon Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $42.47 and a fifty-two week high of $50.65. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $45.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.13. The firm has a market cap of $47.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

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

Exelon Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.