Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd Purchases 15,730 Shares of Exelon Corporation $EXC

Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd raised its position in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 60.3% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 41,817 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,730 shares during the period. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd’s holdings in Exelon were worth $2,050,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Optima Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new position in shares of Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its position in Exelon by 113.4% in the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 540 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in Exelon in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon News Roundup

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 Price Performance

Shares of Exelon stock opened at $47.53 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.50. The company has a market cap of $48.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.41, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.31. Exelon Corporation has a 12-month low of $42.58 and a 12-month high of $50.65.

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

Exelon Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays cut shares of Exelon from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $50.00 to $49.00 in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $55.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, April 20th. KeyCorp cut their price objective on shares of Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Exelon from $56.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Mizuho set a $48.00 target price on shares of Exelon and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.33.

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.