Exelon Corporation $EXC Shares Sold by Danske Bank A S

Key Points

• Danske Bank A/S trimmed its stake in Exelon by 4.4% in Q4, selling 50,619 shares and leaving 1,099,765 shares (about a 0.11% stake) valued at roughly $47.9 million.
• Exelon beat quarterly EPS with $0.59 vs. $0.55 expected, set FY2026 guidance of 2.810–2.910 EPS (consensus ~2.86), and announced a $0.42 quarterly dividend (annualized $1.68, ~3.6% yield; ex-dividend June 4, payable June 15).
• Analysts are largely cautious with a consensus Hold rating and a $50.47 average price target (4 Buys, 13 Holds, 1 Sell), while the stock trades with a market cap near $47.6 billion and a P/E of ~17.0.

Danske Bank A S cut its stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) by 4.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,099,765 shares of the company's stock after selling 50,619 shares during the quarter. Danske Bank A S owned approximately 0.11% of Exelon worth $47,939,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EXC. Optima Capital LLC purchased a new position in Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. LRI Investments LLC boosted its stake in Exelon by 210.8% during the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 578 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the third quarter valued at about $32,000. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Exelon Trading Up 1.1%

EXC opened at $46.50 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.58 billion, a PE ratio of 17.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.32. Exelon Corporation has a one year low of $41.71 and a one year high of $50.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.92. The business's 50 day moving average price is $48.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.31.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.04. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.97% and a net margin of 11.41%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. The business's revenue was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 EPS for the current year.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The business 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. Exelon's payout ratio is 61.54%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on EXC shares. Citigroup began coverage on shares of Exelon in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. They set a "buy" rating and a $58.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Exelon from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, February 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Exelon from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $55.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated a "market perform" rating and issued a $49.00 price target (down from $52.00) on shares of Exelon in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $50.47.

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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