Exelon (EXC) Competitors

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) and Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EXC or CEG?

Constellation Energy received 101 more outperform votes than Exelon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.47% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 43.83% of users gave Exelon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Exelon	Outperform Votes 71 43.83%	Underperform Votes 91 56.17%
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 172 63.47%	Underperform Votes 99 36.53%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EXC or CEG?

80.9% of Exelon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is EXC or CEG a better dividend stock?

Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Exelon pays out 59.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% 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 Constellation Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer EXC or CEG?

In the previous week, Exelon had 22 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Exelon and 7 mentions for Constellation Energy. Exelon's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.69 indicating that Exelon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Exelon	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Constellation Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate EXC or CEG?

Exelon currently has a consensus target price of $47.30, suggesting a potential upside of 7.66%. Constellation Energy has a consensus target price of $285.79, suggesting a potential downside of 7.51%. Given Exelon's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Exelon is more favorable than Constellation Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exelon	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has more volatility and risk, EXC or CEG?

Exelon has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EXC or CEG?

Exelon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Constellation Energy. Exelon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exelon	$23.70B	1.87	$2.46B	$2.69	16.33
Constellation Energy	$24.20B	4.00	$1.62B	$9.49	32.56

Is EXC or CEG more profitable?

Constellation Energy has a net margin of 15.91% compared to Exelon's net margin of 10.68%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.96% beat Exelon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exelon	10.68%	9.52%	2.38%
Constellation Energy	15.91%	21.96%	5.26%

Summary

Constellation Energy beats Exelon on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.