Exelon (EXC) vs. The Competition Financial Contrast

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) is one of 105 public companies in the “Electric Utilities” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Exelon to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Exelon and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exelon	1	14	5	0	2.20
Exelon Competitors	1434	6560	5533	145	2.32

Exelon currently has a consensus target price of $48.33, suggesting a potential upside of 5.95%. As a group, “Electric Utilities” companies have a potential upside of 5.23%. Given Exelon’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Exelon is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

80.9% of Exelon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Exelon has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exelon’s peers have a beta of -1.86, indicating that their average share price is 286% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Exelon and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exelon	$24.26 billion	$2.77 billion	17.75
Exelon Competitors	$14.11 billion	$1.54 billion	20.07

Exelon has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Exelon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Exelon and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exelon	10.17%	9.75%	2.41%
Exelon Competitors	14.14%	9.68%	3.20%

Dividends

Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Exelon pays out 65.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electric Utilities” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 64.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Exelon has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

Exelon peers beat Exelon on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Exelon

Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in the energy distribution and transmission businesses in the United States and Canada. The company is involved in the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and natural gas, transmission and distribution of electricity, and distribution of natural gas to retail customers. It also offers support services, including legal, human resources, information technology, supply management, financial, engineering, customer operations, transmission and distribution planning, asset management, system operations, and power procurement services. It serves distribution utilities, municipalities, and financial institutions, as well as commercial, industrial, governmental, and residential customers. Exelon Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.