Nykredit A S Purchases New Holdings in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Key Points

• Nykredit A/S acquired 270,906 Exelon shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $12.63 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 80.92% of Exelon.
• 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 reaffirmed fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $2.81–$2.91.
• Exelon pays a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share, equivalent to an annualized $1.68 dividend and a 4.0% yield. Analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating, with an average price target of $49.87.

Nykredit A S bought a new stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 270,906 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,630,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Exelon by 113.4% during the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 540 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Axiom Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exelon during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in Exelon during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Elevation Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Exelon by 440.0% in the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 594 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 484 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company's stock.

Exelon Stock Performance

NASDAQ EXC opened at $42.07 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $44.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.24. Exelon Corporation has a 52 week low of $42.01 and a 52 week high of $50.65. The company has a market cap of $43.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 0.30.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $5.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.44 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.81% and a net margin of 10.99%.The company's revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.39 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th were given a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 4th. Exelon's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.54%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EXC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered Exelon from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Exelon from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Exelon from $53.00 to $50.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Exelon presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $49.87.

Exelon Profile

Exelon Corporation NASDAQ: EXC is a regulated utility company that delivers electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Its operations are focused primarily on the transmission and distribution of energy, along with related customer, infrastructure and energy-efficiency services.

Exelon operates through six utility companies: Atlantic City Electric, Baltimore Gas and Electric, Commonwealth Edison, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco. Together, these utilities serve customers across Illinois, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

The company was formed in 2000 through the merger of PECO Energy and Unicom, the parent company of Commonwealth Edison.

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