Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Exelon Corporation has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from ten analysts, with one sell rating, four hold ratings, and five buy ratings.
• The company reported a 1.2% revenue increase year-over-year, with earnings per share of $0.39, exceeding estimates.
• Exelon announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, leading to an annual dividend yield of 3.7% and a payout ratio of 60.84%.

Shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the ten ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $47.20.

EXC has been the subject of several research reports. KeyCorp cut their target price on Exelon from $39.00 to $37.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Exelon in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $48.00 target price (up previously from $47.00) on shares of Exelon in a research note on Friday, July 11th.

Exelon Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of EXC opened at $43.50 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $44.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.21. Exelon has a twelve month low of $35.94 and a twelve month high of $48.11. The stock has a market cap of $43.93 billion, a PE ratio of 16.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $5.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.47 billion. Exelon had a net margin of 11.16% and a return on equity of 9.85%. Exelon's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.47 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.640-2.740 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Exelon will post 2.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 11th. Exelon's dividend payout ratio is 60.84%.

Institutional Trading of Exelon

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXC. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Hager Investment Management Services LLC lifted its position in Exelon by 100.0% during the second quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 670 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 335 shares during the period. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Exelon during the second quarter valued at $29,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. lifted its position in Exelon by 46.4% during the first quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 694 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the period. Finally, ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd purchased a new position in Exelon during the first quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors own 80.92% of the company's stock.

About Exelon

Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in the energy distribution and transmission businesses in the United States and Canada. The company is involved in the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and natural gas, transmission and distribution of electricity, and distribution of natural gas to retail customers.

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