Exelon (EXC) Competitors $45.60 +0.06 (+0.12%) As of 10:43 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AEP or EXC? 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Exelon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Exelon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to AEP or EXC? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 5 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for American Electric Power and 26 mentions for Exelon. Exelon's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.03 indicating that Exelon is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Electric Power 22 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Exelon 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AEP or EXC a better dividend stock? American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exelon pays out 60.8% 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. American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Exelon has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Which has more volatility and risk, AEP or EXC? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exelon has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate AEP or EXC? American Electric Power currently has a consensus target price of $111.29, suggesting a potential downside of 1.62%. Exelon has a consensus target price of $47.20, suggesting a potential upside of 3.52%. Given Exelon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Exelon is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Exelon 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Is AEP or EXC 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 American Electric Power17.68% 11.55% 3.11% Exelon 11.16%9.85%2.47% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AEP or EXC? American Electric Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B3.07$2.97B$6.8416.54Exelon$23.03B2.00$2.46B$2.6317.34 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EXC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$46.05B$25.62B$16.26B$9.64BDividend Yield3.55%3.69%5.45%4.14%P/E Ratio17.3419.4116.4925.17Price / Sales2.004.18161.2177.01Price / Cash7.428.9719.0758.58Price / Book1.672.302.135.69Net Income$2.46B$1.43B$751.46M$265.48M7 Day Performance2.07%10.02%2.93%2.60%1 Month Performance6.03%2.24%12.86%1.95%1 Year Performance21.46%17.94%124.68%23.97% Exelon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EXCExelon4.0161 of 5 stars$45.60+0.1%$47.20+3.5%+20.3%$46.05B$23.03B17.3420,014Positive NewsAEPAmerican Electric Power4.2521 of 5 stars$107.95-1.7%$108.31+0.3%+14.2%$57.67B$19.72B20.8016,330Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy3.9963 of 5 stars$63.83-1.7%$64.23+0.6%+18.2%$16.40B$3.98B22.012,998Positive NewsEarnings ReportXELXcel Energy3.2419 of 5 stars$71.14-2.1%$75.80+6.6%+25.5%$41.03B$13.44B20.9211,380Positive NewsAEEAmeren4.4006 of 5 stars$98.42-1.7%$101.36+3.0%+27.1%$26.60B$7.62B21.828,981Positive NewsOptions VolumeCMSCMS Energy3.255 of 5 stars$71.37-1.9%$77.25+8.2%+13.7%$21.35B$7.52B21.188,324Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.3373 of 5 stars$117.68-1.9%$127.25+8.1%+10.8%$91.47B$30.36B19.5226,413Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFEFirstEnergy3.713 of 5 stars$41.44-1.2%$45.92+10.8%+3.5%$23.92B$13.47B22.0412,294NEENextEra Energy4.8195 of 5 stars$71.34-0.7%$84.42+18.3%-6.5%$146.91B$24.75B24.949,300Positive NewsSOSouthern3.9392 of 5 stars$94.30-1.1%$93.53-0.8%+9.1%$103.64B$26.72B22.5128,600Positive NewsWECWEC Energy Group3.6953 of 5 stars$107.52-1.8%$106.40-1.0%+24.5%$34.31B$8.60B20.967,017Positive NewsInsider Trade 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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