Financial Comparison: Exelon (EXC) & Its Competitors

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) is one of 103 public companies in the “Electric Utilities” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Exelon to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

80.9% of Exelon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Exelon and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exelon	$25.94 billion	$2.77 billion	17.75
Exelon Competitors	$14.48 billion	$1.54 billion	20.17

Exelon has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Exelon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Exelon and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exelon	1	14	5	0	2.20
Exelon Competitors	1426	6543	5520	140	2.32

Exelon currently has a consensus target price of $48.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.97%. As a group, “Electric Utilities” companies have a potential upside of 3.89%. Given Exelon’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Exelon is more favorable than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Exelon has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exelon’s competitors have a beta of -2.37, meaning that their average stock price is 337% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Exelon pays out 65.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electric Utilities” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 64.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Exelon has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Exelon and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exelon	10.17%	9.75%	2.41%
Exelon Competitors	14.26%	9.78%	3.23%

Summary

Exelon competitors beat Exelon on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Exelon Company Profile

Exelon is a regulated energy delivery company that operates electric and natural gas utilities. Its businesses deliver energy to homes and businesses, maintain utility infrastructure, and provide related customer services. The company serves customers in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia through utilities including ComEd, PECO, BGE, Pepco, Delmarva Power, and Atlantic City Electric. Exelon was formed in 2000 through the merger of PECO Energy and Unicom, then the parent of Commonwealth Edison.