Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fifteen brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $49.8462.

Several research analysts have weighed in on EXC shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Exelon in a research report on Friday, October 31st. TD Cowen began coverage on Exelon in a report on Thursday, October 16th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $49.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Exelon from $50.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on shares of Exelon in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $51.00 target price for the company. Finally, BTIG Research began coverage on shares of Exelon in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Exelon Stock Up 0.6%

EXC stock opened at $43.60 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $44.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $44.67. The company has a market cap of $44.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.63, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.46. Exelon has a 12-month low of $37.90 and a 12-month high of $48.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.17. Exelon had a net margin of 11.60% and a return on equity of 10.28%. The business had revenue of $6.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.40 billion. Exelon has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.640-2.740 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Exelon will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 10th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 57.35%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EXC. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in Exelon by 20.6% in the 4th quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 13,497 shares of the company’s stock worth $588,000 after purchasing an additional 2,305 shares during the last quarter. WESPAC Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Exelon in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $216,000. Spire Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Exelon by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 11,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $486,000 after buying an additional 432 shares during the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas lifted its stake in shares of Exelon by 13,092.2% in the fourth quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 20,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $880,000 after buying an additional 20,031 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 27.5% during the 4th quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 33,138 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,444,000 after buying an additional 7,140 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

About Exelon

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.