MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Acquires Shares of 25,178 Exelon Corporation $EXC

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH bought a new stake in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 25,178 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,174,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Exelon by 2.4% during the first quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 1.6% during the first quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 14,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $698,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Texas Bank & Trust Co increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 1.5% during the first quarter. Texas Bank & Trust Co now owns 15,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $755,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 12.5% during the first quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 2,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Exelon by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 82,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,614,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Exelon Price Performance

Shares of EXC opened at $43.96 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $45.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 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. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $46.11 and a 200 day moving average of $46.71. Exelon Corporation has a twelve month low of $42.58 and a twelve month high of $50.65.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $5.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.44 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.81% and a net margin of 10.99%.Exelon’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.39 earnings per share. 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Announces Dividend

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 paid a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. Exelon’s payout ratio is currently 61.54%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Exelon from $55.00 to $53.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Weiss Ratings downgraded Exelon from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. TD Cowen cut their target price on Exelon from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. KeyCorp reduced 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. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on Exelon from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.07.

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.