Exelon Corporation (EXC) – What Are Researchers Thinking About This Stock?

Shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seventeen analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $48.33.

Several research analysts recently issued reports on EXC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Exelon from $47.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday. KeyCorp raised Exelon from an “underweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 12th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Exelon from $50.00 to $49.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Argus decreased their price target on Exelon from $52.00 to $49.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Exelon in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th.

Exelon Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:EXC opened at $43.05 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. Exelon has a 52-week low of $39.73 and a 52-week high of $50.65. The stock has a market cap of $44.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.77, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.30. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $42.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.07.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by ($0.01). Exelon had a net margin of 10.99% and a return on equity of 9.81%. The firm had revenue of $5.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 EPS. Exelon’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Exelon will post 2.86 EPS for the current year.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th were issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is 61.54%.

Institutional Trading of Exelon

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXC. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Exelon in the 2nd quarter worth about $5,583,709,000. GQG Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Exelon in the 2nd quarter valued at $922,917,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in Exelon in the 2nd quarter worth $602,760,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in Exelon in the 2nd quarter worth $580,842,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new stake in Exelon in the 2nd quarter worth $567,510,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Company Profile

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) is a regulated utility holding company that delivers electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The company operates through six utility subsidiaries: Atlantic City Electric, Baltimore Gas and Electric, Commonwealth Edison, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco. Its businesses focus primarily on the transmission, distribution and delivery of energy rather than owning competitive power-generation operations.

Exelon’s utilities serve customers across Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and the District of Columbia.