Barclays PLC Has $170.72 Million Stock Position in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Barclays PLC reduced its stake in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 18.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,916,471 shares of the company’s stock after selling 857,334 shares during the period. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Exelon were worth $170,719,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Capital International Investors bought a new stake in shares of Exelon in the fourth quarter worth $738,333,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Exelon during the fourth quarter worth $617,974,000. Capital World Investors raised its position in Exelon by 807.4% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 10,100,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,284,000 after acquiring an additional 8,987,453 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its position in Exelon by 32.9% during the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 22,446,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,010,299,000 after acquiring an additional 5,554,494 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd raised its position in Exelon by 134,604.0% during the third quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 3,557,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,137,000 after acquiring an additional 3,554,891 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EXC has been the topic of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Exelon in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $49.00 price target (down from $52.00) on shares of Exelon in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target 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, Barclays lowered shares of Exelon from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $50.00 to $49.00 in a research report 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. According to MarketBeat.com, Exelon currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.27.

Exelon Stock Down 0.1%

EXC stock opened at $46.18 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65. Exelon Corporation has a 12 month low of $42.18 and a 12 month high of $50.65. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $46.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.98.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $7.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.93 billion. Exelon had a net margin of 11.21% and a return on equity of 9.83%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.92 EPS. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were issued a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.54%.

Exelon Company 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.