Exelon Corporation Company Profile (NYSE:EXC)

Exelon Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EXC."

Exelon Corporation announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.3275 per share on Friday, September 8th. This represents a $1.31 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 11th. View Exelon Corporation's Dividend History.

Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 3rd. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $8.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.69 billion. Exelon Corporation had a net margin of 6.10% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 15.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.68 earnings per share. View Exelon Corporation's Earnings History.

Exelon Corporation updated its FY17 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.50-2.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.66.

14 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Exelon Corporation's stock. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $43.00. On average, they expect Exelon Corporation's stock price to reach $39.13 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Exelon Corporation.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Exelon Corporation stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Exelon Corporation’s earnings improved year over year, driven by regulatory rate hikes, favorable weather and the positive impact of lower nuclear outage days at the Generation segment. Further, the company is benefiting from the Pepco Holdings acquisition. At 2016 end, the company was serving higher number of customers than the previous year and sold a larger volume of electricity than the year-ago period. Time rate approval is also helping the company. Moreover, it continues with hedging program to manage market risks and protect against price fluctuations. Shares of the company have returned higher than the broader industry in the last 12 months. However, Exelon is subject to the impact of commodity price volatility and price fluctuation in the wholesale markets." (2/21/2017)
• 2. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "EXC hosted an analyst meeting on Wednesday, highlighting the strong 7-9% EPS growth from its regulated utilities driven by rate increases at PHI which should close the under-earning gap. Mgmt believes that the build-out of the regulated business and $8.2B of FCF from ExGen will help narrow the valuation gap that currently exists on the stock." (8/12/2016)

Exelon Corporation saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,211,285 shares, a decrease of 42.0% from the May 31st total of 22,764,138 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,052,249 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.3 days. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Some companies that are related to Exelon Corporation include Duke Energy Corporation (DUK), Dominion Energy (D), Southern Company (The) (SO), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG), American Electric Power Company (AEP), Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEP), Edison International (EIX), Consolidated Edison (ED), Xcel Energy (XEL), Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PEG), WEC Energy Group (WEC), Eversource Energy (ES), DTE Energy Company (DTE), Sse Plc (SSE), FirstEnergy Corporation (FE), Entergy Corporation (ETR), Enersis Americas S.A. (ENIA) and Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW).

Exelon Corporation's management team includes the folowing people:

• Mayo Adams Shattuck III, Chairman of the Board
• David M. Velazquez, President, Chief Executive Officer, PHI
• Christopher M. Crane, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Jonathan W. Thayer, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President
• Craig L. Adams, President and Chief Executive Officer of PECO
• Calvin G. Butler Jr., Chief Executive Officer
• Anne R. Pramaggiore, President and Chief Executive Officer of ComEd
• Paymon Aliabadi, Executive Vice President, Chief Enterprise Risk Officer
• Kenneth W. Cornew, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
• Denis P. O'Brien, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer - Exelon Utilities

Exelon Corporation's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include APG Asset Management N.V. (0.43%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.17%), PGGM Investments (0.15%), Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado (0.11%), Hexavest Inc. (0.10%) and Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.09%). Company insiders that own Exelon Corporation stock include Calvin Butler Jr, Duane M Desparte, John W Rogers Jr, Kenneth W Cornew, Mayo A Shattuck III and Paymon Aliabadi. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Exelon Corporation.

Exelon Corporation's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Russell Investments Group Ltd., ING Groep NV, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Meeder Asset Management Inc., Affinity Investment Advisors LLC and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.. Company insiders that have sold Exelon Corporation stock in the last year include Calvin Butler Jr, Duane M Desparte, Mayo A Shattuck III and Paymon Aliabadi. View Insider Buying and Selling for Exelon Corporation.

Exelon Corporation's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including APG Asset Management N.V., James Investment Research Inc., Gradient Investments LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., Regentatlantic Capital LLC and Parkwood LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Exelon Corporation.

Shares of Exelon Corporation can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Exelon Corporation stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.68.