Liontrust Investment Partners LLP raised its holdings in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC – Free Report) by 3,055.6% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,059,053 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,993,802 shares during the quarter. Exelon comprises 1.4% of Liontrust Investment Partners LLP’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP’s holdings in Exelon were worth $100,935,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EXC. Optima Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in Exelon in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new position in Exelon in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc grew its position in Exelon by 113.4% in the first quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 540 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in Exelon during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. 80.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
More Exelon News
Here are the key news stories impacting Exelon this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Exelon reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $0.43 per share, up from $0.39 a year earlier, while revenue increased 10% year over year to $5.97 billion and exceeded analyst expectations. Higher utility rates and solid operational execution supported the results. Exelon’s Q2 Earnings In Line With Estimates, Revenues Rise Year Over Year
- Positive Sentiment: Management reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $2.81 to $2.91, centered around the $2.86 analyst consensus, and maintained its five-year $41 billion capital investment plan. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share, representing an annualized yield of approximately 3.6%. Exelon maintains 2029 investment plan after screening data-center requests
- Neutral Sentiment: Although adjusted earnings were broadly in line with expectations, some reports described the $0.43 result as slightly below a $0.44 consensus estimate. The revenue beat and year-over-year earnings growth offset the modest bottom-line shortfall, but did not provide a major upside surprise.
- Negative Sentiment: Exelon reduced its overall data-center demand pipeline by 16% as AI infrastructure projects face growing opposition and permitting challenges across the United States. The revision raises uncertainty about the pace of future electricity-demand growth and potential upside from data-center customers. Exelon’s Data Center Pipeline Cut as AI Projects Face Pushback
Exelon Stock Down 3.1%
Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC – Get Free Report) last posted 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 11.21% and a return on equity of 9.83%. The business had revenue of $5.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.44 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.39 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Exelon Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.54%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Exelon from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Barclays downgraded Exelon from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their target price for the company from $50.00 to $49.00 in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Exelon from $51.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 20th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Exelon from $56.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Exelon from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Exelon presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.33.
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About Exelon
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.
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