Exelon Corporation $EXC Shares Acquired by PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 4.5% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 356,593 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,309 shares during the quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in Exelon were worth $17,480,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EXC. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC lifted its position in Exelon by 1.6% during the first quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 14,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $698,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the period. Texas Bank & Trust Co boosted its holdings in Exelon by 1.5% in the first quarter. Texas Bank & Trust Co now owns 15,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $755,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC boosted its holdings in Exelon by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC now owns 13,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $569,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC grew its position in Exelon by 12.5% during the 1st quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 2,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on EXC. KeyCorp reduced their price target on Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Barclays lowered Exelon from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $50.00 to $49.00 in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Exelon from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Exelon from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Mizuho set a $48.00 target price on shares of Exelon and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.33.

Key Headlines Impacting Exelon

Here are the key news stories impacting Exelon this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo maintained its Buy rating on Exelon, which can support investor confidence and suggests at least one major firm still sees upside in the shares. Wells Fargo Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Exelon (EXC)
• Neutral Sentiment: Exelon’s “time of day pricing” launch is putting its valuation back in focus, indicating the market is reassessing the stock’s worth rather than responding to a clear operational surprise. Exelon (EXC) Time Of Day Pricing Launch Puts Valuation Back In Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp reiterated a cautious stance on Exelon, issuing an Underweight rating with a $41 price target and estimates for Q2, Q3, Q4 2026 and FY2030 earnings; this may pressure sentiment by reinforcing a more conservative view on the stock’s upside.
• Neutral Sentiment: Exelon’s short-interest update showed no reported short interest, which does not point to a meaningful bearish trading signal at the moment.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks noted that Exelon’s upcoming earnings report may not be set up for a likely beat, keeping investors focused on execution risks ahead of the release. Exelon (EXC) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week’s Release

Exelon Price Performance

Shares of Exelon stock opened at $47.53 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.48. Exelon Corporation has a 12 month low of $42.58 and a 12 month high of $50.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.41, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $7.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.93 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 11.21%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.92 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is 61.54%.

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.