Exelon (EXC) Competitors

80.9% of Exelon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Exelon pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy pays out 67.7% 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 Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Exelon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Exelon had 2 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Exelon and 11 mentions for Alliant Energy. Exelon's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Alliant Energy's score of 0.98 indicating that Exelon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Exelon presently has a consensus price target of $50.07, indicating a potential upside of 16.00%. Alliant Energy has a consensus price target of $77.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.48%. Given Exelon's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Exelon is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

Exelon has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.45% compared to Exelon's net margin of 10.99%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 11.16% beat Exelon's return on equity.

Xcel Energy has a net margin of 15.28% compared to Exelon's net margin of 10.99%. Xcel Energy's return on equity of 10.65% beat Exelon's return on equity.

Exelon presently has a consensus price target of $50.07, suggesting a potential upside of 16.00%. Xcel Energy has a consensus price target of $92.41, suggesting a potential upside of 22.40%. Given Xcel Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than Exelon.

Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Exelon pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xcel Energy pays out 64.9% 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 Xcel Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Exelon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

In the previous week, Xcel Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Xcel Energy and 13 mentions for Exelon. Xcel Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Exelon's score of 1.15 indicating that Xcel Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

80.9% of Exelon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Xcel Energy 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.

Exelon has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Exelon and Exelon both had 13 articles in the media. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Exelon's score of 1.15 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Exelon pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameren pays out 52.8% 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. Exelon has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Ameren has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Exelon has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ameren has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

Exelon currently has a consensus target price of $50.07, suggesting a potential upside of 16.00%. Ameren has a consensus target price of $121.42, suggesting a potential upside of 15.65%. Given Exelon's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Exelon is more favorable than Ameren.

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

Ameren has a net margin of 17.86% compared to Exelon's net margin of 10.99%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.95% beat Exelon's return on equity.

80.9% of Exelon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Ameren shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Ameren shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

65.3% of Duke Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Exelon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Exelon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 25 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Duke Energy and 13 mentions for Exelon. Exelon's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Duke Energy's score of 0.90 indicating that Exelon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Duke Energy currently has a consensus target price of $137.94, indicating a potential upside of 15.45%. Exelon has a consensus target price of $50.07, indicating a potential upside of 16.00%. Given Exelon's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Exelon is more favorable than Duke Energy.

Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Duke Energy pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exelon pays out 61.5% 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. Duke Energy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Exelon has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Exelon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Duke Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Exelon has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Duke Energy has a net margin of 15.78% compared to Exelon's net margin of 10.99%. Exelon's return on equity of 9.81% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.