Exelon Corporation $EXC Shares Sold by Danske Bank A S

Danske Bank A S lessened its stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 4.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,099,765 shares of the company’s stock after selling 50,619 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S’s holdings in Exelon were worth $47,939,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sigma Planning Corp lifted its stake in Exelon by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 17,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $754,000 after purchasing an additional 998 shares in the last quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Exelon by 137.6% in the fourth quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 10,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,000 after buying an additional 6,129 shares in the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH grew its stake in shares of Exelon by 32.5% in the fourth quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 20,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $906,000 after buying an additional 5,091 shares in the last quarter. Carrera Capital Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Exelon by 19.5% in the 4th quarter. Carrera Capital Advisors now owns 5,353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after buying an additional 873 shares during the period. Finally, Certuity LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at $261,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on EXC. Truist Financial initiated coverage on Exelon in a report on Monday, April 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $50.00 target price for the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Exelon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Exelon from $48.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their target price on shares of Exelon from $44.00 to $43.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Exelon presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.47.

Exelon Price Performance

EXC stock opened at $46.50 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $48.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.31. 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 $47.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.32. Exelon Corporation has a 1 year low of $41.71 and a 1 year high of $50.65.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 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 firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. Exelon’s payout ratio is 61.54%.

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.