Exelon Corporation $EXC Stock Position Decreased by Swiss National Bank

Key Points

• Swiss National Bank trimmed its Exelon stake by 4.8% to 2,910,155 shares (about $131 million), leaving it with roughly 0.29% of the company while institutional investors own about 80.92% of the stock.
• Analyst consensus is a "Hold" with a $50.50 average target (eight Buys, seven Holds, two Sells); several firms raised targets to about $51 even as some maintain cautious ratings.
• Dividend and results: Exelon raised its quarterly dividend to $0.42 (annualized $1.68, ~3.4% yield), reported an EPS beat of $0.59 vs. $0.55, and issued FY2026 guidance of $2.81–$2.91.

Swiss National Bank decreased its holdings in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,910,155 shares of the company's stock after selling 145,700 shares during the quarter. Swiss National Bank owned approximately 0.29% of Exelon worth $130,986,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 20.2% in the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,460,545 shares of the company's stock worth $110,685,000 after purchasing an additional 414,193 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 1.6% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,284,931 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,884,000 after acquiring an additional 20,166 shares during the period. SNS Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 3rd quarter worth about $206,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Exelon by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 25,086 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,159,000 after purchasing an additional 1,668 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Associates Ltd. grew its position in Exelon by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 12,008 shares of the company's stock worth $540,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on EXC shares. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Exelon from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "underperform" rating and set a $51.00 price target on shares of Exelon in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on Exelon in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. They issued a "sector perform" rating and a $51.00 price target for the company. KeyCorp raised their price target on Exelon from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Exelon from $47.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $50.50.

Exelon Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EXC opened at $49.01 on Wednesday. Exelon Corporation has a 1 year low of $41.71 and a 1 year high of $49.88. 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of $45.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.33. The firm has a market cap of $50.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.95, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.45.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%.The business's revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This is a positive change from Exelon's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. Exelon's payout ratio is 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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