ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. Raises Position in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Key Points

• ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. increased its Exelon stake by 28.4% in the fourth quarter, buying an additional 60,250 shares to bring its total holding to 272,233 shares worth about $11.9 million.
• Exelon reported better-than-expected quarterly results, posting EPS of $0.91 versus estimates of $0.88 and revenue of $7.24 billion versus $6.93 billion expected. The company also raised its FY 2026 guidance to 2.810-2.910 EPS.
• Analysts remain cautious overall, with a consensus "Hold" rating and average price target of $50.47. Exelon also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share, yielding about 3.8%.

ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. boosted its position in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) by 28.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 272,233 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 60,250 shares during the period. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.'s holdings in Exelon were worth $11,867,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LRI Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 210.8% during the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 578 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares during the period. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new position in Exelon during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP acquired a new position in Exelon during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Exelon during the third quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new stake in Exelon in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on EXC shares. BMO Capital Markets reissued a "market perform" rating and issued a $49.00 price objective (down from $52.00) on shares of Exelon in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Mizuho set a $48.00 target price on shares of Exelon and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Exelon from $48.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Weiss Ratings raised Exelon from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Scotiabank upped their price objective on Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $50.47.

Exelon Price Performance

Shares of EXC stock opened at $43.91 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.84. Exelon Corporation has a 1-year low of $41.71 and a 1-year high of $50.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $48.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.25. The firm has a market cap of $44.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.32.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.03. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 11.21%.The business had revenue of $7.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.93 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.92 EPS. The business's revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Exelon's dividend payout ratio 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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