Exelon Corporation $EXC Stock Holdings Increased by Genus Capital Management Inc.

Genus Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 50.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 39,100 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,100 shares during the quarter. Genus Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Exelon were worth $1,704,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. LRI Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Exelon by 210.8% in the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. Optima Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Exelon from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. KeyCorp cut their price target on shares of Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 20th. Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Exelon in a report on Monday, April 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $50.00 price target on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Exelon from $48.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Exelon presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.33.

Exelon Price Performance

Exelon stock opened at $46.23 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $47.30 billion, a PE ratio of 16.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.94. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $47.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.02. Exelon Corporation has a twelve month low of $42.11 and a twelve month high of $50.65.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $7.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.93 billion. Exelon had a net margin of 11.21% and a return on equity of 9.83%. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, research analysts predict that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is currently 61.54%.

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.