Intech Investment Management LLC Purchases 37,092 Shares of Exelon Corporation $EXC

Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 60.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 98,426 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 37,092 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Exelon were worth $4,430,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LRI Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Exelon by 210.8% in the third quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Exelon during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Exelon during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new stake in Exelon in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Motco increased its position in Exelon by 1,008.7% in the 3rd quarter. Motco now owns 765 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 696 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EXC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Exelon from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Exelon from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Exelon from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Exelon has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.14.

Exelon Stock Performance

NASDAQ EXC opened at $49.47 on Friday. Exelon Corporation has a twelve month low of $41.71 and a twelve month high of $49.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The stock has a market cap of $50.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.12, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.45. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.11.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.04. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.97% and a net margin of 11.41%.During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.64 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. This is a boost from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 58.61%.

About Exelon

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC) is a Chicago-based energy company that operates primarily as a regulated electric and natural gas utility holding company. The company’s businesses focus on the delivery of electricity and related services to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as investments in grid modernization, customer energy solutions and demand-side programs. Exelon’s operations emphasize reliable service delivery, infrastructure maintenance and regulatory compliance across its utility footprint.

Formed in 2000 through the merger of Unicom and PECO Energy, Exelon historically combined generation and regulated utility businesses.