Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Increases Holdings in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 290,994 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 50,356 shares during the quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in Exelon were worth $13,098,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon in the second quarter valued at about $589,122,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board boosted its holdings in Exelon by 164.3% in the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 5,593,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,875,000 after purchasing an additional 3,476,942 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in shares of Exelon by 170.8% in the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 4,504,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,742,000 after buying an additional 2,841,118 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Exelon by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 64,077,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,782,260,000 after buying an additional 2,491,064 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Exelon by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 129,992,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,644,255,000 after buying an additional 2,075,014 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Stock Performance

Shares of Exelon stock opened at $47.55 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The business has a 50-day moving average of $44.01 and a 200 day moving average of $44.83. Exelon Corporation has a 12 month low of $41.71 and a 12 month high of $48.51.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $5.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.42 billion. Exelon had a net margin of 11.60% and a return on equity of 10.28%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share. This is an increase from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is currently 57.35%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Exelon from $52.00 to $51.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. BTIG Research assumed coverage on Exelon in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Exelon from $57.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Exelon from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Exelon from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $49.83.

Exelon News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Exelon this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS beat expectations — Exelon reported $0.59 EPS, topping consensus estimates and several analyst models, showing the company can still deliver earnings upside despite tougher market conditions. Exelon (EXC) Tops Q4 Earnings Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management set FY‑2026 EPS guidance of $2.810–$2.910, roughly in line with or slightly above Street forecasts, giving investors forward earnings clarity and supporting the rally. Exelon Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results and Initiates 2026 Financial Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Company unveiled a $41.3 billion infrastructure / capex plan through 2029, which supports growth expectations, utility rate-base expansion and long‑term earnings visibility. Exelon Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Miss, Capex Plan Up
• Positive Sentiment: Company commentary and coverage noted demand tailwinds and higher short‑term rates helped results and margins, which investors interpret as a favorable near‑term backdrop for utility earnings. Exelon tops Q4 profit forecasts, unveils upbeat 2026 outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors can review the full earnings call transcript and slide deck for management detail and guidance drivers. Exelon Corporation (EXC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading volume was materially higher than average, indicating stronger investor interest and conviction behind the move (intraday volume well above typical daily volume).
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data in some feeds shows nonsensical/zero values and NaN changes; this appears to be a data artifact and is unlikely to be meaningful.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue slightly missed estimates ($5.41B vs ~$5.42B expected) and Q4 EPS declined year‑over‑year (from $0.64 to $0.59), reminders that growth pressures remain and that the beat was modest. Exelon Q4 Results and Materials

Exelon 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.