BMO Capital Markets Raises Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) Price Target to $52.00

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) had its price objective hoisted by BMO Capital Markets from $51.00 to $52.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets’ price objective points to a potential upside of 5.44% from the stock’s previous close.

EXC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Exelon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 22nd. UBS Group upped their price objective on Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Citigroup assumed coverage on Exelon in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $58.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Exelon from $48.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $51.47.

Exelon Price Performance

Shares of Exelon stock traded up $0.44 during trading on Thursday, reaching $49.32. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,432,917 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,714,563. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. Exelon has a 12-month low of $41.71 and a 12-month high of $50.65. The company has a market capitalization of $50.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.45. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $47.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.88.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.04. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.97% and a net margin of 11.41%.The business’s revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Exelon will post 2.64 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exelon

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EXC. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. LRI Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Exelon by 210.8% in the third quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. Optima Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new position in Exelon during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Beacon Financial Strategies CORP acquired a new position in Exelon during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

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.