Analysts Set Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) Price Target at $50.33

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the eighteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $50.3333.

EXC has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Mizuho set a $48.00 target price on Exelon and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $50.00 price objective on Exelon in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Exelon from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Truist Financial increased their target price on Exelon from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Exelon from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th.

Exelon Stock Performance

EXC opened at $45.61 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.71, a PEG ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a fifty day moving average of $46.29 and a 200 day moving average of $46.67. Exelon has a fifty-two week low of $42.58 and a fifty-two week high of $50.65.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.01). Exelon had a return on equity of 9.81% and a net margin of 10.99%.The company had revenue of $5.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Exelon will post 2.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.54%.

Institutional Trading of Exelon

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in Exelon by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Exelon by 1.6% during the first quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 14,242 shares of the company’s stock worth $698,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Texas Bank & Trust Co increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 1.5% in the first quarter. Texas Bank & Trust Co now owns 15,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $755,000 after buying an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC raised its holdings in shares of Exelon by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC now owns 13,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $569,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC lifted its position in Exelon by 12.5% during the 1st quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 2,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.