Exelon Corporation $EXC Holdings Boosted by National Pension Service

National Pension Service boosted its holdings in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 6.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,519,048 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 87,897 shares during the period. National Pension Service owned about 0.15% of Exelon worth $66,215,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Exelon by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 131,118,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,715,457,000 after acquiring an additional 595,555 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Exelon by 32.9% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 22,446,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,010,299,000 after acquiring an additional 5,554,494 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in Exelon by 2.2% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,663,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $840,043,000 after acquiring an additional 393,917 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Exelon by 5.6% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 15,659,308 shares of the company’s stock worth $704,825,000 after acquiring an additional 833,171 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Exelon by 5.1% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 14,030,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,499,000 after acquiring an additional 681,371 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ EXC opened at $45.64 on Friday. Exelon Corporation has a twelve month low of $42.11 and a twelve month high of $50.65. 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 stock has a market cap of $46.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.72, a PEG ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.32. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $46.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.02.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $7.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.93 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.92 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. Equities 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 will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is 61.54%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on EXC. KeyCorp cut their target price 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 decreased their price target on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Exelon from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company set a $50.00 price target on shares of Exelon in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Exelon in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $58.00 price target on the stock. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.27.

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.