Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Exelon holds a consensus “Hold” rating from 18 analysts: 13 holds, four buys and one sell. The average 12-month price target is $50.07, compared with a recent share price of $43.96.
• Institutional investors own approximately 80.9% of Exelon’s shares, with several funds recently initiating or increasing positions.
• Exelon’s latest quarterly revenue rose 10% year over year to $5.97 billion, although EPS of $0.43 slightly missed estimates. The company reaffirmed fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $2.81–$2.91 and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42, yielding about 3.8% annually.

Shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the eighteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirteen have assigned a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $50.0667.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on EXC shares. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Exelon from $55.00 to $53.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Weiss Ratings downgraded Exelon from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. KeyCorp lowered their price objective on Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective on Exelon from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 13th.

Institutional Trading of Exelon

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in Exelon during the first quarter worth about $286,000. Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in shares of Exelon by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 84,925 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,913,000 after acquiring an additional 24,580 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Exelon in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,448,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new position in shares of Exelon in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $645,000. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its position in Exelon by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 472,175 shares of the company's stock worth $20,502,000 after acquiring an additional 14,240 shares during the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Exelon Trading Down 1.1%

NASDAQ:EXC opened at $43.96 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $45.38 billion, a PE ratio of 16.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.31. Exelon has a fifty-two week low of $42.58 and a fifty-two week high of $50.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The stock's 50-day moving average is $46.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.71.

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

Exelon Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. Exelon's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.54%.

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.

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