Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXCGet Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirteen have given a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $50.3333.

Several research firms recently weighed in on EXC. Citigroup began coverage on shares of Exelon in a report on Thursday, March 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $58.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Exelon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 22nd. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the company from $55.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, KeyCorp cut their price target on shares of Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 13th.

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Exelon Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of Exelon stock opened at $46.03 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.94. Exelon has a 52-week low of $42.11 and a 52-week high of $50.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.32. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $47.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.02.

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

Exelon Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. Exelon’s payout ratio is 61.54%.

Institutional Trading of Exelon

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Exelon by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 131,118,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,715,457,000 after acquiring an additional 595,555 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Exelon by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 66,623,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,904,101,000 after buying an additional 2,550,786 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Exelon by 6.4% during the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 24,620,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,206,887,000 after buying an additional 1,490,251 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in Exelon by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 20,964,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $913,853,000 after buying an additional 595,655 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Exelon by 2.2% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,663,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $840,043,000 after buying an additional 393,917 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

About Exelon

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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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