Sienna Gestion Acquires New Shares in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Sienna Gestion acquired a new stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 22,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $983,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC lifted its holdings in Exelon by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC now owns 13,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $569,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Exelon by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Exelon by 2.2% during the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $498,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. Seeds Investor LLC boosted its position in shares of Exelon by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Seeds Investor LLC now owns 9,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $416,000 after buying an additional 241 shares during the period. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Exelon by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 82,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,614,000 after buying an additional 242 shares during the period. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EXC has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Exelon from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group raised their price target on Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Barclays lowered 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. TD Cowen lowered their price target on Exelon from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $55.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Exelon currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.27.

Exelon Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ EXC opened at $46.18 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $47.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.92, a PEG 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 business’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.98.

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

Exelon Announces Dividend

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

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.