Clough Capital Partners L P Takes Position in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Clough Capital Partners L P bought a new position in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 14,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $644,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in EXC. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Exelon by 0.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 130,522,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,874,840,000 after acquiring an additional 530,935 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Exelon by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 64,077,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,782,260,000 after purchasing an additional 2,491,064 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Exelon by 32.9% during the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 22,446,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,010,299,000 after purchasing an additional 5,554,494 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Exelon by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,663,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $840,043,000 after purchasing an additional 393,917 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Exelon by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 15,659,308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $704,825,000 after purchasing an additional 833,171 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on EXC shares. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on shares of Exelon in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $51.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Exelon from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Exelon from $48.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Exelon currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.93.

Exelon Price Performance

Exelon stock opened at $49.82 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $50.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.25, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.45. The business has a 50-day moving average of $46.12 and a 200-day moving average of $45.42. Exelon Corporation has a 1 year low of $41.71 and a 1 year high of $50.38.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.04. Exelon had a net margin of 11.41% and a return on equity of 9.97%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. The firm’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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 EPS for the current year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This is a boost from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. Exelon’s payout ratio is currently 61.54%.

Trending Headlines about Exelon

Here are the key news stories impacting Exelon this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst target increases lifted sentiment—JPMorgan raised its target to $53 (while keeping a neutral rating), and other outlets report a $3 lift with at least one firm maintaining an outperform view. These raises signal modest upside from analyst revisions and helped buying interest. JPMorgan Price Target Raise Other Price Target Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/retail interest: Investor’s Business Daily flagged EXC as hitting a high and entering a buy zone off a flat base, which can attract momentum traders and retail flows. IBD Technical Note
• Neutral Sentiment: ComEd (Exelon’s Illinois utility) launched a Low‑Income Discount program in line with state law—positive for regulatory relations and social goals but potentially modestly dilutive to near-term residential margins depending on enrollment. ComEd LID Program
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyses on valuation and capex: Coverage assessing Exelon’s valuation after recent share momentum and planned capex growth suggests investors are weighing higher investment needs against steady cash generation—this keeps opinions mixed until clarity on returns from capex. Valuation & Capex Assessment
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparative coverage: a financial survey comparing PPL and Exelon offers bench-marking for investors but does not materially change Exelon’s outlook by itself. PPL vs EXC Survey
• Negative Sentiment: Relative performance questions: commentary asking whether Exelon is underperforming broader indices highlights investor concerns about lagging returns despite recent gains—this can cap enthusiasm among benchmark-focused managers. Underperformance Coverage

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.