Capital Innovations LLC Buys Shares of 77,480 Exelon Corporation $EXC

Capital Innovations LLC bought a new stake in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 77,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,377,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Optima Capital LLC bought a new stake in Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new stake in Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new stake in Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position in Exelon by 289.0% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. raised its position in Exelon by 861.2% during the 4th quarter. Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. now owns 817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 732 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on EXC. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $50.00 target price on Exelon in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. KeyCorp decreased their target price on Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Exelon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Exelon from $56.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Four 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 MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.27.

Exelon Trading Up 0.6%

EXC opened at $45.00 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $46.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65. Exelon Corporation has a 12 month low of $42.11 and a 12 month high of $50.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $46.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.02.

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

Exelon Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Exelon’s payout ratio is presently 61.54%.

Exelon 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.