Exelon (EXC) Competitors

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, CEG or EXC?

Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exelon has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CEG or EXC more profitable?

Constellation Energy has a net margin of 15.91% compared to Exelon's net margin of 10.68%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.96% beat Exelon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Energy	15.91%	21.96%	5.26%
Exelon	10.68%	9.52%	2.38%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CEG or EXC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Constellation Energy	$24.20B	3.70	$1.62B	$9.49	30.06
Exelon	$23.70B	1.86	$2.46B	$2.69	16.21

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CEG or EXC?

Constellation Energy received 101 more outperform votes than Exelon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.47% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 44.38% of users gave Exelon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 172 63.47%	Underperform Votes 99 36.53%
Exelon	Outperform Votes 71 44.38%	Underperform Votes 89 55.63%

Do analysts recommend CEG or EXC?

Constellation Energy currently has a consensus price target of $285.79, suggesting a potential upside of 0.18%. Exelon has a consensus price target of $48.22, suggesting a potential upside of 10.58%. Given Exelon's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Exelon is more favorable than Constellation Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Exelon	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CEG or EXC?

82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Exelon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Exelon shares are owned by 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.

Is CEG or EXC a better dividend stock?

Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% 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. Constellation Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Exelon has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to CEG or EXC?

In the previous week, Constellation Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Constellation Energy and 19 mentions for Exelon. Exelon's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.82 indicating that Exelon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellation Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Exelon	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Constellation Energy beats Exelon on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.