Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Has $16.30 Million Stock Position in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lowered its stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 4.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 332,509 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,820 shares during the quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund’s holdings in Exelon were worth $16,300,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EXC. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exelon in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. SHP Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc boosted its stake in Exelon by 113.4% in the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 540 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Stock Down 0.8%

EXC stock opened at $47.15 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $46.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.52. The company has a market cap of $48.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.27, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.31. Exelon Corporation has a 12-month low of $42.58 and a 12-month high of $50.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Truist Financial increased their target price on Exelon from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings cut Exelon from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $55.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Barclays lowered Exelon from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $50.00 to $49.00 in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Exelon presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.33.

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.