109,531 Shares in Exelon Corporation $EXC Bought by Johnson Financial Group Inc.

Key Points

• Johnson Financial Group purchased 109,531 Exelon shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $5.1 million. Institutional investors collectively own 80.92% of Exelon.
• Exelon reported quarterly revenue of $5.97 billion, up 10% year over year and above estimates, though earnings per share of $0.43 narrowly missed consensus. The company reaffirmed fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $2.81–$2.91.
• Exelon announced a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share, equivalent to a 3.7% annualized yield. Wall Street’s overall rating remains Hold, with a consensus price target of $50.20 versus the stock’s $45.30 opening price.

Johnson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 109,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,106,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in EXC. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Exelon by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,392 shares of the company's stock worth $460,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 14,242 shares of the company's stock valued at $698,000 after buying an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Texas Bank & Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 1.5% during the 1st 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. Westfuller Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Exelon by 12.5% during the first quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 2,091 shares of the company's stock worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Verdence Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Exelon by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,634 shares of the company's stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Exelon Stock Performance

EXC opened at $45.30 on Thursday. Exelon Corporation 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 quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.09. The company has a fifty day moving average of $46.31 and a 200 day moving average of $46.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.59, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.31.

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

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 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%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on EXC. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Exelon from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on Exelon from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Exelon from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their price target on Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $50.20.

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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