RIA Advisory Group LLC Acquires 12,144 Shares of Exelon Corporation $EXC

RIA Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 50.5% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 36,184 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,144 shares during the period. RIA Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Exelon were worth $1,629,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sowell Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in Exelon by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 20,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $923,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Exelon by 11.6% during the 2nd quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 2,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Finance LLC raised its position in shares of Exelon by 0.7% during the second quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 34,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,512,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC raised its position in shares of Exelon by 5.0% during the third quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 4,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $223,000 after buying an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Waterloo Capital L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 2.7% in the third quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 9,075 shares of the company’s stock worth $408,000 after buying an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Price Performance

Exelon stock opened at $49.25 on Thursday. Exelon Corporation has a 12-month low of $41.71 and a 12-month high of $50.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $46.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $50.38 billion, a PE ratio of 18.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.45.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.04. Exelon had a net margin of 11.41% and a return on equity of 9.97%. Exelon’s quarterly revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.64 EPS. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 EPS for the current year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This is a positive change from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.54%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on EXC. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Exelon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 22nd. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Exelon from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $47.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.93.

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.