Exelon Corporation $EXC Shares Sold by Horizon Investments LLC

Horizon Investments LLC reduced its position in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 22.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 84,794 shares of the company’s stock after selling 23,953 shares during the period. Horizon Investments LLC’s holdings in Exelon were worth $3,696,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Optima Capital LLC purchased a new position in Exelon in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. LRI Investments LLC increased its stake in Exelon by 210.8% in the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP purchased a new position in Exelon in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Exelon in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new position in Exelon in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EXC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings raised Exelon from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday. Mizuho set a $48.00 price target on Exelon and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen raised Exelon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 22nd. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on Exelon in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $58.00 price target on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Exelon has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.47.

Exelon Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EXC opened at $46.50 on Monday. Exelon Corporation has a one year low of $41.71 and a one year high of $50.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.58 billion, a PE ratio of 17.03, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.32. 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 business has a 50-day moving average price of $48.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.30.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, topping 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%.During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.64 earnings per share. Exelon’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. As a group, analysts predict that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.