Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd Makes New Investment in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd purchased a new stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 14,733 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $687,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Bell Investment Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 113.4% during the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 540 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Axiom Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Exelon in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in Exelon in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Finally, SHP Wealth Management purchased a new position in Exelon during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EXC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. KeyCorp cut their price target on Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Exelon from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Exelon from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Exelon from $55.00 to $53.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Exelon from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.07.

Exelon Price Performance

EXC stock opened at $44.31 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. Exelon Corporation has a 52-week low of $42.58 and a 52-week high of $50.65. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.71.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.01). Exelon had a net margin of 10.99% and a return on equity of 9.81%. The business had revenue of $5.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.39 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 EPS for the current year.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. Exelon’s payout ratio is 61.54%.

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.