Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the eighteen research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $51.4667.

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on EXC shares. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on shares of Exelon in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $51.00 target price for the company. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of Exelon from $57.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $51.00 price target on shares of Exelon in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Exelon from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th.

Exelon Stock Performance

Shares of Exelon stock opened at $49.33 on Tuesday. 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 cap of $50.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.41. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $47.50 and its 200-day moving average is $45.96. Exelon has a one year low of $41.71 and a one year high of $50.65.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Exelon will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. This is a boost from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. Exelon’s payout ratio is currently 61.54%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EXC. Optima Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Exelon in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in Exelon during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. LRI Investments LLC lifted its stake in Exelon by 210.8% in the third quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new position in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new position in shares of Exelon during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

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.