Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Cuts Stock Position in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise lessened its stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 50.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 52,083 shares of the company’s stock after selling 52,032 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Exelon were worth $2,271,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Exelon in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. LRI Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Exelon by 210.8% in the third 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 acquired a new stake in Exelon in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon during the third quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 289.0% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 778 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Stock Up 1.1%

Exelon stock opened at $45.35 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.40 billion, a PE ratio of 16.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.32. Exelon Corporation has a 12 month low of $42.11 and a 12 month high of $50.65. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $7.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.93 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 11.21%.The business’s revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.92 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. Exelon’s payout ratio is presently 61.54%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EXC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen raised Exelon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 22nd. Mizuho set a $48.00 target price on Exelon and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. KeyCorp reduced their price target on Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $49.00 price target (down from $52.00) on shares of Exelon in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Exelon from $48.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Exelon has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.33.

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.