875,259 Shares in Exelon Corporation $EXC Acquired by Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A.

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. bought a new position in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 875,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,181,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. owned 0.09% of Exelon as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Optima Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Exelon during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. LRI Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Exelon by 210.8% in the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its position in shares of Exelon by 289.0% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on EXC shares. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $55.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, April 20th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Exelon from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $49.00 target price (down from $52.00) on shares of Exelon in a report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.27.

Exelon Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:EXC opened at $45.64 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $46.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.32. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $46.75 and a 200 day moving average price 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 Corporation has a 1-year low of $42.11 and a 1-year high of $50.65.

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

Exelon Announces Dividend

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

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.