Exelon (EXC) Competitors $44.67 -0.27 (-0.60%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.16 +0.49 (+1.10%) As of 08/1/2025 07:28 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk. Which has higher valuation and earnings, EXC or AEP? American Electric Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioExelon$23.03B1.96$2.46B$2.6916.61American Electric Power$19.72B3.08$2.97B$6.8416.61 Is EXC or AEP 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 Exelon11.16% 9.85% 2.47% American Electric Power 17.68%11.55%3.11% Is EXC or AEP a better dividend stock? Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Exelon pays out 59.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% 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 American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EXC or AEP? 80.9% of Exelon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, EXC or AEP? Exelon has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to EXC or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 13 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for American Electric Power and 49 mentions for Exelon. Exelon's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.01 indicating that Exelon is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Exelon 21 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Electric Power 32 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend EXC or AEP? Exelon presently has a consensus target price of $47.20, indicating a potential upside of 5.66%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $111.29, indicating a potential downside of 2.02%. 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 Exelon 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 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$45.37B$25.15B$16.06B$9.53BDividend Yield3.56%3.71%5.46%4.08%P/E Ratio16.9834.7019.9523.80Price / Sales1.964.19202.7888.12Price / Cash7.408.9519.0357.96Price / Book1.632.292.145.55Net Income$2.46B$1.43B$751.46M$259.03M7 Day Performance1.55%-1.09%-0.96%-4.56%1 Month Performance4.08%1.12%20.30%4.49%1 Year Performance15.22%17.23%182.92%18.05% Exelon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EXCExelon4.1742 of 5 stars$44.67-0.6%$47.20+5.7%+16.8%$45.37B$23.03B16.9820,014Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3693 of 5 stars$108.54+1.1%$108.31-0.2%+12.2%$57.98B$19.72B20.9116,330Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLNTAlliant Energy3.8385 of 5 stars$64.56+0.7%$64.23-0.5%+15.7%$16.58B$3.98B22.262,998Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsXELXcel Energy3.0405 of 5 stars$71.57+1.7%$75.80+5.9%+24.3%$41.28B$13.44B21.0511,380Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑AEEAmeren4.3073 of 5 stars$99.29+0.6%$101.36+2.1%+25.7%$26.84B$7.62B22.018,981Trending NewsEarnings ReportCMSCMS Energy3.3509 of 5 stars$72.22+0.4%$77.00+6.6%+11.6%$21.60B$7.52B21.438,324Trending NewsEarnings ReportDUKDuke Energy4.3081 of 5 stars$119.77+1.1%$127.25+6.2%+9.2%$93.09B$30.36B19.8626,413Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionFEFirstEnergy3.8112 of 5 stars$41.09+0.7%$45.92+11.8%+1.1%$23.71B$13.47B21.8512,294Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNEENextEra Energy4.8026 of 5 stars$76.17+0.3%$84.42+10.8%-10.2%$156.80B$25.27B28.539,300Positive NewsInsider TradeSOSouthern4.1308 of 5 stars$94.76+0.7%$93.20-1.6%+8.4%$104.15B$27.85B22.6228,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWECWEC Energy Group3.5939 of 5 stars$108.21+0.4%$106.40-1.7%+24.3%$34.53B$8.60B21.097,017Positive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑ 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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