MQS Management LLC Purchases New Stake in Exelon Corporation $EXC

MQS Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 20,567 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $897,000. Exelon accounts for 0.5% of MQS Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC grew its position in Exelon by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC now owns 13,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $569,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Exelon by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $376,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Waterloo Capital L.P. grew its position in Exelon by 2.7% during the third quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 9,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $408,000 after buying an additional 236 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Exelon by 2.2% during the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $498,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. Finally, Seeds Investor LLC grew its position in Exelon by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Seeds Investor LLC now owns 9,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $416,000 after buying an additional 241 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Price Performance

EXC stock opened at $46.23 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $47.14 and a 200-day moving average of $46.02. 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 $42.11 and a 12 month high of $50.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.32.

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

Exelon Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on EXC shares. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Exelon from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Exelon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 22nd. TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $55.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $49.00 target price (down from $52.00) on shares of Exelon in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Four investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.33.

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.