Exelon (EXC) Competitors

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.58% compared to Exelon's net margin of 11.21%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 11.37% beat Exelon's return on equity.

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.

Exelon currently has a consensus target price of $50.47, suggesting a potential upside of 14.20%. Alliant Energy has a consensus target price of $76.60, suggesting a potential upside of 5.70%. Given Exelon's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Exelon is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Exelon pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy pays out 67.1% 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 Alliant Energy has raised 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 25 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Exelon and 5 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Exelon's score of 0.81 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Exelon has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Xcel Energy presently has a consensus price target of $91.13, indicating a potential upside of 13.06%. Exelon has a consensus price target of $50.47, indicating a potential upside of 14.20%. Given Exelon's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Exelon is more favorable than Xcel Energy.

78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Exelon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Exelon shares are owned 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, Exelon had 21 more articles in the media than Xcel Energy. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Exelon and 9 mentions for Xcel Energy. Xcel Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Exelon's score of 0.81 indicating that Xcel Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Xcel Energy pays out 68.3% 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. Xcel Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Exelon has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Exelon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Exelon has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

Xcel Energy has a net margin of 14.14% compared to Exelon's net margin of 11.21%. Xcel Energy's return on equity of 10.37% beat Exelon's return on equity.

Ameren has a net margin of 17.17% compared to Exelon's net margin of 11.21%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.94% beat Exelon's return on equity.

Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Exelon pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameren pays out 54.0% 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 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.

80.9% of Exelon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Ameren shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Ameren shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Exelon had 14 more articles in the media than Ameren. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Exelon and 16 mentions for Ameren. Exelon's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Ameren's score of 0.77 indicating that Exelon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Exelon currently has a consensus price target of $50.47, suggesting a potential upside of 14.20%. Ameren has a consensus price target of $117.31, suggesting a potential upside of 6.62%. Given Exelon's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Exelon is more favorable than Ameren.

Exelon has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ameren has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

Duke Energy has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Exelon has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% 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 currently has a consensus target price of $140.53, suggesting a potential upside of 12.60%. Exelon has a consensus target price of $50.47, suggesting a potential upside of 14.20%. Given Exelon's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Exelon is more favorable than Duke Energy.

Duke Energy has a net margin of 15.49% compared to Exelon's net margin of 11.21%. Exelon's return on equity of 9.83% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 41 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for Duke Energy and 30 mentions for Exelon. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Exelon's score of 0.81 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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 raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Exelon has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Exelon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.