Exelon (EXC) Competitors $47.07 +0.41 (+0.88%) Closing price 10/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.15 +0.08 (+0.17%) As of 10/10/2025 07:53 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk. 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% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$23.03B2.06$2.46B$2.6317.90American Electric Power$19.72B3.17$2.97B$6.8417.11 Is EXC or AEP a better dividend stock? Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Does the media prefer EXC or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 1 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for American Electric Power and 33 mentions for Exelon. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Exelon's score of 1.14 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Exelon 19 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Electric Power 24 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, EXC or AEP? Exelon has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EXC or AEP? 80.9% of Exelon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate EXC or AEP? Exelon presently has a consensus price target of $48.33, suggesting a potential upside of 2.68%. American Electric Power has a consensus price target of $114.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.17%. Given Exelon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 SummaryAmerican Electric Power beats Exelon on 12 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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$47.54B$26.04B$16.61B$10.26BDividend Yield3.40%3.51%4.66%4.76%P/E Ratio17.9019.3357.0926.56Price / Sales2.064.2633.46192.42Price / Cash7.759.2019.1960.57Price / Book1.762.342.256.52Net Income$2.46B$1.43B$748.50M$276.43M7 Day Performance3.82%0.16%0.12%-0.88%1 Month Performance8.51%4.46%7.60%3.48%1 Year Performance18.44%16.12%80.88%30.15% Exelon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EXCExelon4.1254 of 5 stars$47.07+0.9%$48.33+2.7%+18.4%$47.54B$23.03B17.9020,014News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAEPAmerican Electric Power4.2426 of 5 stars$109.78+0.6%$111.63+1.7%+19.1%$58.71B$19.72B16.0516,330Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLNTAlliant Energy3.9223 of 5 stars$66.78+1.1%$65.50-1.9%+13.5%$17.16B$3.98B20.612,998Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastXELXcel Energy3.7216 of 5 stars$80.05+1.0%$80.36+0.4%+29.9%$47.34B$13.44B22.1711,380Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAEEAmeren4.0502 of 5 stars$103.48+1.4%$105.75+2.2%+19.7%$27.98B$7.62B22.748,981Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCMSCMS Energy3.9822 of 5 stars$72.75+1.3%$77.25+6.2%+6.7%$21.78B$7.52B21.528,324News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDUKDuke Energy4.278 of 5 stars$122.71-0.3%$131.00+6.8%+11.1%$95.42B$30.36B19.9526,413Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFEFirstEnergy3.6693 of 5 stars$45.420.0%$46.00+1.3%+9.9%$26.23B$13.47B20.1012,294News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNEENextEra Energy4.7996 of 5 stars$76.20+0.5%$84.08+10.3%+1.8%$156.92B$24.75B26.649,300Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionSOSouthern4.2339 of 5 stars$93.79-0.8%$95.08+1.4%+10.4%$103.18B$26.72B24.1128,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWECWEC Energy Group4.0213 of 5 stars$114.16+1.2%$106.89-6.4%+20.6%$36.75B$8.60B21.877,017Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 10/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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