CW Advisors LLC Acquires 10,572 Shares of Exelon Corporation $EXC

Key Points

• CW Advisors LLC significantly increased its stake in Exelon Corporation by 159.0% during Q1, owning a total of 17,220 shares valued at approximately $787,000.
• Exelon has set its FY 2025 EPS guidance at 2.640-2.740, with analysts expecting the company to post a EPS of 2.64 for the current year.
• The latest quarterly dividend declared by Exelon is $0.40, representing an annualized yield of 3.6% on the stock as of the ex-dividend date.

CW Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) by 159.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,220 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 10,572 shares during the quarter. CW Advisors LLC's holdings in Exelon were worth $787,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Exelon by 0.6% in the first quarter. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 39,342 shares of the company's stock worth $1,802,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. lifted its stake in Exelon by 46.4% in the first quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 694 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its stake in Exelon by 0.7% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 33,775 shares of the company's stock worth $1,556,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares during the period. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in Exelon by 2.4% in the first quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 9,761 shares of the company's stock worth $450,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the period. Finally, Centre Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Exelon by 3.2% in the first quarter. Centre Asset Management LLC now owns 7,584 shares of the company's stock worth $349,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares during the period. 80.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Exelon Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of EXC traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $43.68. The company had a trading volume of 4,003,379 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,048,129. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $43.94 and a 200-day moving average price of $44.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.38. Exelon Corporation has a 52-week low of $35.94 and a 52-week high of $48.11.

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

Exelon Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $48.00 price target (up previously from $47.00) on shares of Exelon in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Guggenheim raised their price target on Exelon from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Exelon from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Exelon in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $47.20.

Exelon Company Profile

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.