Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC Grows Stake in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 4.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 287,413 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,791 shares during the period. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Exelon were worth $12,528,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. LRI Investments LLC lifted its stake in 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 purchased a new stake in Exelon in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP purchased a new stake in Exelon in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in Exelon in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Exelon in the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on EXC. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Exelon from $51.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Exelon from $48.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. UBS Group raised their price target on Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Jefferies Financial Group cut Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the company from $55.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Wolfe Research cut Exelon from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Exelon currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.33.

Exelon Stock Performance

NASDAQ EXC opened at $45.35 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.40 billion, a PE ratio of 16.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.32. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.85. Exelon Corporation has a 1-year low of $42.11 and a 1-year high of $50.65.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $7.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.93 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 11.21%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $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 announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Exelon’s payout ratio is 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.