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EXC vs. AEP, LNT, XEL, AEE, CMS, DUK, FE, NEE, SO, and WEC

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

American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. American Electric Power pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exelon pays out 59.5% 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. American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 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.

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 is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, American Electric Power had 10 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for American Electric Power and 17 mentions for Exelon. Exelon's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.26 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
21 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Exelon
14 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

American Electric Power currently has a consensus price target of $108.31, suggesting a potential upside of 3.97%. Exelon has a consensus price target of $47.40, suggesting a potential upside of 9.80%. Given Exelon's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
7 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31
Exelon
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30

American Electric Power has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exelon has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

American Electric Power has a net margin of 13.73% compared to Exelon's net margin of 11.44%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.68% beat Exelon's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Electric Power13.73% 11.68% 3.08%
Exelon 11.44%10.29%2.58%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
American Electric Power$19.72B2.82$2.97B$5.1920.07
Exelon$23.03B1.89$2.46B$2.6916.05

Summary

American Electric Power beats Exelon on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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EXC vs. The Competition

MetricExelonUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$43.54B$24.62B$15.89B$9.03B
Dividend Yield3.71%3.69%5.58%4.02%
P/E Ratio16.0535.2720.2420.03
Price / Sales1.894.0229.22112.84
Price / Cash7.109.0119.3128.59
Price / Book1.612.232.165.55
Net Income$2.46B$1.43B$751.09M$248.49M
7 Day Performance-0.58%-0.32%-0.05%5.37%
1 Month Performance1.29%2.18%2.38%6.63%
1 Year Performance25.82%22.94%16.15%21.20%

Exelon Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EXC
Exelon
4.7035 of 5 stars
$43.17
+0.1%
$47.40
+9.8%
+26.1%$43.54B$23.03B16.0520,014Positive News
AEP
American Electric Power
4.5885 of 5 stars
$103.76
+1.3%
$108.31
+4.4%
+17.7%$55.43B$19.72B19.9917,000Positive News
LNT
Alliant Energy
4.2642 of 5 stars
$60.47
+0.2%
$63.95
+5.8%
+19.6%$15.53B$3.98B20.852,998Positive News
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XEL
Xcel Energy
4.5471 of 5 stars
$68.10
+0.5%
$75.80
+11.3%
+29.5%$39.28B$13.44B20.0312,000Positive News
AEE
Ameren
4.0573 of 5 stars
$95.96
+0.7%
$101.64
+5.9%
+34.6%$25.94B$7.62B21.289,240Positive News
CMS
CMS Energy
4.676 of 5 stars
$69.29
+0.4%
$77.00
+11.1%
+19.5%$20.73B$7.52B20.569,070Positive News
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DUK
Duke Energy
4.5355 of 5 stars
$118.02
+0.9%
$126.94
+7.6%
+16.9%$91.73B$30.36B19.5727,900
FE
FirstEnergy
4.4566 of 5 stars
$40.27
+0.9%
$46.00
+14.2%
+3.2%$23.24B$13.47B21.4212,300
NEE
NextEra Energy
4.728 of 5 stars
$69.50
-2.0%
$84.55
+21.6%
+2.0%$143.07B$24.75B26.039,300Positive News
SO
Southern
4.0264 of 5 stars
$91.92
+1.1%
$92.93
+1.1%
+16.6%$101.03B$26.72B21.9427,700Positive News
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.2527 of 5 stars
$104.22
+1.1%
$106.33
+2.0%
+34.2%$33.26B$8.60B20.327,020Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:EXC) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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