Exelon (EXC) Competitors $43.41 +0.30 (+0.70%) Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.32 -0.08 (-0.20%) As of 09/19/2025 07:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EXC vs. AEP, LNT, XEL, AEE, CMS, DUK, FE, NEE, SO, and WECShould you be buying Exelon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Exelon include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Xcel Energy (XEL), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Duke Energy (DUK), FirstEnergy (FE), NextEra Energy (NEE), Southern (SO), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. Exelon vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Alliant Energy Xcel Energy Ameren CMS Energy Duke Energy FirstEnergy NextEra Energy Southern WEC Energy Group Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is EXC or AEP more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.68% compared to Exelon's net margin of 11.16%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.55% beat Exelon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Exelon11.16% 9.85% 2.47% American Electric Power 17.68%11.55%3.11% Does the media prefer EXC or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 14 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for American Electric Power and 17 mentions for Exelon. Exelon's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.23 indicating that Exelon is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Exelon 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive American Electric Power 24 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, EXC or AEP? Exelon has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, EXC or AEP? American Electric Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Exelon. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exelon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioExelon$23.03B1.90$2.46B$2.6316.51American Electric Power$19.72B2.90$2.97B$6.8415.65 Do analysts recommend EXC or AEP? Exelon presently has a consensus target price of $47.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.04%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $111.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.15%. Given Exelon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Exelon is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Exelon 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EXC or AEP? 80.9% of Exelon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is EXC or AEP a better dividend stock? Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Exelon pays out 60.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Exelon has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. SummaryAmerican Electric Power beats Exelon on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Exelon News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EXC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EXC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricExelonUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$43.84B$24.48B$16.28B$10.47BDividend Yield3.69%3.64%4.70%4.57%P/E Ratio16.5119.3551.8926.84Price / Sales1.904.1931.78125.78Price / Cash7.158.9919.2731.15Price / Book1.622.302.216.42Net Income$2.46B$1.43B$752.30M$271.73M7 Day Performance-0.05%0.32%-0.16%2.82%1 Month Performance-3.45%2.34%0.41%6.60%1 Year Performance7.80%11.72%268.48%28.60% Exelon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EXCExelon4.2338 of 5 stars$43.41+0.7%$47.33+9.0%+7.8%$43.84B$23.03B16.5120,014Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3559 of 5 stars$107.55-0.5%$111.29+3.5%+4.8%$57.52B$19.72B15.7216,330News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastLNTAlliant Energy4.0229 of 5 stars$64.05-0.9%$65.50+2.3%+7.5%$16.46B$3.98B19.772,998Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeXELXcel Energy3.6495 of 5 stars$71.75-1.3%$76.80+7.0%+12.4%$42.43B$13.96B19.8811,380Positive NewsAEEAmeren4.6426 of 5 stars$99.99-0.6%$102.80+2.8%+15.8%$27.04B$7.62B21.988,981Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy4.2172 of 5 stars$70.69-1.2%$77.25+9.3%+0.4%$21.16B$7.52B20.918,324Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.7322 of 5 stars$120.21-0.3%$130.62+8.7%+4.0%$93.47B$30.36B19.5526,413Positive NewsFEFirstEnergy3.8349 of 5 stars$43.29-0.4%$46.31+7.0%-1.6%$24.99B$13.47B19.1512,294Positive NewsNEENextEra Energy4.8832 of 5 stars$69.81-1.5%$84.00+20.3%-14.2%$143.75B$24.75B24.419,300Positive NewsSOSouthern4.2403 of 5 stars$90.91-0.9%$94.92+4.4%+2.4%$100.01B$26.72B23.3728,600Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionWECWEC Energy Group3.9962 of 5 stars$107.28-0.5%$106.40-0.8%+16.4%$34.53B$8.60B20.557,017Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Electric Power Alternatives Alliant Energy Alternatives Xcel Energy Alternatives Ameren Alternatives CMS Energy Alternatives Duke Energy Alternatives FirstEnergy Alternatives NextEra Energy Alternatives Southern Alternatives WEC Energy Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:EXC) was last updated on 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA New Way to Double Your Retirement Income?Bloomberg reports that a new class of investments is “entering a golden era,” with yields fueling a retail boo...Investors Alley | SponsoredOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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