Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Boosts Stake in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 2.9% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 3,765,827 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 104,403 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Exelon were worth $184,602,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EXC. KBC Group NV lifted its stake in shares of Exelon by 4.3% in the first quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 200,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,812,000 after acquiring an additional 8,298 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank grew its stake in Exelon by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 2,964,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,337,000 after purchasing an additional 197,200 shares in the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd grew its stake in Exelon by 655.6% during the 1st quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 200,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,841,000 after purchasing an additional 173,864 shares in the last quarter. Heartland Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Exelon by 8.9% during the 1st quarter. Heartland Advisors Inc. now owns 437,424 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,443,000 after purchasing an additional 35,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atlas Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Exelon during the 1st quarter worth approximately $247,000. 80.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on EXC. Weiss Ratings cut Exelon from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $50.00 price target on shares of Exelon in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Exelon from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $55.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.33.

More Exelon News

Here are the key news stories impacting Exelon this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo maintained its Buy rating on Exelon, which can support investor confidence and suggests at least one major firm still sees upside in the shares. Wells Fargo Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Exelon (EXC)
• Neutral Sentiment: Exelon’s “time of day pricing” launch is putting its valuation back in focus, indicating the market is reassessing the stock’s worth rather than responding to a clear operational surprise. Exelon (EXC) Time Of Day Pricing Launch Puts Valuation Back In Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp reiterated a cautious stance on Exelon, issuing an Underweight rating with a $41 price target and estimates for Q2, Q3, Q4 2026 and FY2030 earnings; this may pressure sentiment by reinforcing a more conservative view on the stock’s upside.
• Neutral Sentiment: Exelon’s short-interest update showed no reported short interest, which does not point to a meaningful bearish trading signal at the moment.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks noted that Exelon’s upcoming earnings report may not be set up for a likely beat, keeping investors focused on execution risks ahead of the release. Exelon (EXC) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week’s Release

Exelon Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of Exelon stock opened at $47.53 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $46.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.48. Exelon Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $42.58 and a fifty-two week high of $50.65. The firm has a market cap of $48.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65.

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

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is currently 61.54%.

About Exelon

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.