Exelon Corporation $EXC Shares Acquired by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 0.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 130,522,986 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 530,935 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 12.92% of Exelon worth $5,874,840,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. LRI Investments LLC raised its stake in Exelon by 210.8% during the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Exelon during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. bought a new position in shares of Exelon in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Motco raised its holdings in Exelon by 1,008.7% during the third quarter. Motco now owns 765 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 696 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Stock Performance

Shares of EXC opened at $48.48 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $44.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $44.90. The stock has a market cap of $49.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.76, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.84. Exelon Corporation has a one year low of $41.71 and a one year high of $48.72.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.04. Exelon had a net margin of 11.41% and a return on equity of 9.97%. The business had revenue of $5.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.42 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $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 research analysts expect that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This is a boost from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is 58.61%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EXC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Exelon from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Exelon from $50.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on Exelon from $57.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Exelon from $49.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.93.

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.