Wall Street Zen Upgrades Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) to “Hold”

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Sunday.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Exelon in a report on Friday, October 31st. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of Exelon from $47.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. KeyCorp set a $39.00 price target on Exelon in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on Exelon from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.14.

Exelon Price Performance

NASDAQ EXC opened at $48.20 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.66, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.45. Exelon has a 1-year low of $41.71 and a 1-year high of $49.11. 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 business’s fifty day moving average price is $44.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.00.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Exelon will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Kera Capital Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at $213,000. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. Cambient Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at about $249,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 65.3% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 89,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,893,000 after acquiring an additional 35,274 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. grew its position in Exelon by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 10,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $470,000 after acquiring an additional 591 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.