Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $49.20

Shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirteen have issued a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $48.58.

EXC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Exelon from $47.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 19th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Exelon from $47.00 to $45.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Scotiabank cut their price objective on Exelon from $47.00 to $44.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Exelon from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Argus lowered their target price on shares of Exelon from $52.00 to $49.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd.

Exelon Stock Performance

Shares of EXC stock traded down $0.42 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $44.43. 5,754,190 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,998,263. Exelon has a fifty-two week low of $39.73 and a fifty-two week high of $50.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 0.30. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $42.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $5.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.44 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.81% and a net margin of 10.99%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. Analysts predict that Exelon will post 2.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th were issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 4th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.54%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exelon

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invested Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Exelon by 11.7% during the third quarter. Invested Advisors now owns 11,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $469,000 after acquiring an additional 1,215 shares during the period. BG Investment Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Exelon during the third quarter worth about $3,722,000. Simplicity Wealth LLC raised its position in Exelon by 27.2% in the 3rd quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 9,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $367,000 after buying an additional 1,941 shares during the last quarter. RWC Asset Management LLP raised its position in Exelon by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. RWC Asset Management LLP now owns 1,677,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,769,000 after buying an additional 84,660 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Exelon by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 24,724 shares of the company’s stock valued at $999,000 after acquiring an additional 818 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Exelon

Here are the key news stories impacting Exelon this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks said Exelon has two key factors supporting a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report, potentially improving investor sentiment ahead of results. Exelon Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Exelon is projected to report earnings on Friday, keeping the upcoming results as the next major catalyst for the stock. Exelon Projected to Announce Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: HSBC initiated coverage with a hold rating and a $44.00 price target, implying little expected movement from current levels. HSBC Sets a Price Target for Exelon
• Neutral Sentiment: Morgan Stanley also assigned Exelon a hold rating, reinforcing the lack of a strong bullish or bearish consensus. Exelon Receives a Hold from Morgan Stanley
• Negative Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets lowered its price target from $47 to $45 and maintained a market perform rating. The reduced target signals more limited appreciation potential and adds pressure to the shares. BMO Lowers Exelon Price Target

Exelon Company Profile

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) is a regulated utility holding company that delivers electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The company operates through six utility subsidiaries: Atlantic City Electric, Baltimore Gas and Electric, Commonwealth Edison, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco. Its businesses focus primarily on the transmission, distribution and delivery of energy rather than owning competitive power-generation operations.

Exelon’s utilities serve customers across Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and the District of Columbia.