Exelon Corporation $EXC Stock Position Lowered by Janus Henderson Group PLC

Janus Henderson Group PLC decreased its position in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 36.0% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 175,992 shares of the company’s stock after selling 98,894 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in Exelon were worth $8,628,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Optima Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new position in Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its position in Exelon by 113.4% during the first quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 287 shares during the period. Finally, SHP Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Exelon in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Exelon Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ EXC opened at $45.76 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $47.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.76, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.31. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.66. Exelon Corporation has a 52 week low of $42.58 and a 52 week high of $50.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.09.

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

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.54%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on EXC shares. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $55.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $50.00 price target on shares of Exelon in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and set a $49.00 price target (down from $52.00) on shares of Exelon in a report on Friday, April 17th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Exelon from $56.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Mizuho set a $48.00 price objective on shares of Exelon and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Exelon presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.33.

Exelon Profile

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.