Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seventeen brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have assigned a hold recommendation and eight have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $50.50.

A number of research firms have recently commented on EXC. Wolfe Research cut shares of Exelon from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Barclays lowered their target price on Exelon from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on Exelon from $47.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exelon

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Optima Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Exelon in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new position in Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. LRI Investments LLC grew its holdings in Exelon by 210.8% during the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Leonteq Securities AG bought a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Exelon Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EXC opened at $48.77 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.84. Exelon has a 1-year low of $41.71 and a 1-year high of $49.88. The company has a market capitalization of $49.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.86, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.45. The business has a 50-day moving average of $45.45 and a 200-day moving average of $45.22.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.04. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.97% and a net margin of 11.41%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.64 EPS. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Exelon will post 2.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. This is a boost from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. 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.