Exelon Corporation $EXC Stock Position Lifted by Capital International Inc. CA

Capital International Inc. CA grew its position in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 1,414.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 405,916 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 379,116 shares during the period. Capital International Inc. CA’s holdings in Exelon were worth $17,694,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EXC. Capital International Investors bought a new position in Exelon during the 4th quarter worth approximately $738,333,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Exelon during the 4th quarter worth approximately $617,974,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Exelon by 32.9% during the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 22,446,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,010,299,000 after buying an additional 5,554,494 shares during the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd lifted its holdings in Exelon by 134,604.0% during the 3rd quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 3,557,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,137,000 after buying an additional 3,554,891 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new position in Exelon during the 4th quarter worth approximately $119,749,000. Institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Price Performance

EXC opened at $45.75 on Monday. Exelon Corporation has a 12 month low of $42.11 and a 12 month high of $50.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market cap of $46.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.31. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $46.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.99.

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

Exelon Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on EXC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Exelon from $48.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $50.00 price target on Exelon in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Weiss Ratings raised Exelon from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Exelon from $56.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price target on Exelon from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.27.

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.