208,019 Shares in Exelon Corporation $EXC Acquired by B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG acquired 208,019 Exelon shares worth approximately $9.7 million during the second quarter. Institutional investors collectively own 80.92% of EXC.
• Analyst sentiment remains cautious, with an overall “Hold” rating and an average price target of $50.20; recent firms lowered targets and maintained Hold or Underweight ratings.
• Exelon reported quarterly revenue of $5.97 billion, up 10% year over year, but earnings per share of $0.43 narrowly missed estimates. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42, representing a 3.7% annualized yield.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG bought a new position in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 208,019 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,698,000.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EXC. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. boosted its stake in Exelon by 28.4% during the fourth quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. now owns 272,233 shares of the company's stock worth $11,867,000 after acquiring an additional 60,250 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 133.9% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 505,564 shares of the company's stock valued at $23,569,000 after purchasing an additional 289,436 shares in the last quarter. Ethic Inc. increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 334,268 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,571,000 after purchasing an additional 23,567 shares in the last quarter. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. purchased a new position in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,021,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,237,676 shares of the company's stock valued at $53,950,000 after purchasing an additional 37,672 shares during the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Exelon Trading Down 0.5%

NASDAQ:EXC opened at $45.06 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $46.51 billion, a PE ratio of 16.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.71. Exelon Corporation has a 12 month low of $42.58 and a 12 month high of $50.65.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last announced 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). Exelon had a net margin of 10.99% and a return on equity of 9.81%. The business had revenue of $5.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.44 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.39 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. Exelon's dividend payout ratio is currently 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.

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