Swiss National Bank Has $130.99 Million Stock Holdings in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Swiss National Bank decreased its stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 4.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,910,155 shares of the company’s stock after selling 145,700 shares during the quarter. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in Exelon were worth $130,986,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its position in Exelon by 170.8% in the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 4,504,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $202,742,000 after buying an additional 2,841,118 shares in the last quarter. ATLAS Infrastructure Partners UK Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Exelon by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. ATLAS Infrastructure Partners UK Ltd. now owns 6,003,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,685,000 after acquiring an additional 208,242 shares in the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 3.0% in the third quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 987,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,441,000 after acquiring an additional 28,443 shares during the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon during the third quarter worth $10,875,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its position in Exelon by 92.9% during the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 53,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,418,000 after purchasing an additional 25,863 shares during the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on EXC shares. Mizuho boosted their target price on Exelon from $47.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on Exelon in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $51.00 price target for the company. UBS Group increased their price objective on Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Wolfe Research cut shares of Exelon from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Exelon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 22nd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.50.

Exelon Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of Exelon stock opened at $49.01 on Wednesday. Exelon Corporation has a 12-month low of $41.71 and a 12-month high of $49.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $45.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.95, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.45.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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%. Exelon’s quarterly revenue was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. This is a positive change from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is currently 61.54%.

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.