29,900 Shares in Exelon Corporation $EXC Acquired by Pensionfund Sabic

Pensionfund Sabic bought a new stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 29,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,303,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of EXC. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its stake in shares of Exelon by 170.8% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 4,504,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,742,000 after purchasing an additional 2,841,118 shares during the period. ATLAS Infrastructure Partners UK Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Exelon by 3.6% in the second quarter. ATLAS Infrastructure Partners UK Ltd. now owns 6,003,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,685,000 after purchasing an additional 208,242 shares in the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System increased its stake in Exelon by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 987,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,441,000 after buying an additional 28,443 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new stake in Exelon during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $10,875,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in Exelon by 92.9% during the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 53,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,418,000 after buying an additional 25,863 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EXC opened at $47.29 on Wednesday. Exelon Corporation has a 12 month low of $41.71 and a 12 month high of $50.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.39 billion, a PE ratio of 17.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.45. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $46.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.67.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.04. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.97% and a net margin of 11.41%.During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.64 earnings per share. Exelon’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. This is a positive change from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is currently 61.54%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on EXC. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Exelon from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on Exelon in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $51.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group lifted their target price on Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Exelon from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Exelon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 22nd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.93.

Exelon Company 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.