Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Has $710,000 Holdings in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC cut its position in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 60.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,487 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,390 shares during the quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in Exelon were worth $710,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ritholtz Wealth Management bought a new stake in Exelon during the first quarter worth $255,000. Global Financial Private Client LLC lifted its stake in Exelon by 5.7% in the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 20,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,024,000 after acquiring an additional 1,128 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Exelon by 43.0% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 20,602 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,010,000 after acquiring an additional 6,193 shares during the period. OP Asset Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Exelon in the 1st quarter valued at about $5,353,000. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 27.1% during the 1st quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 66,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,244,000 after purchasing an additional 14,096 shares during the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Exelon Price Performance

NASDAQ:EXC opened at $47.88 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $48.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.31. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $45.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.16. Exelon Corporation has a one year low of $42.47 and a one year high of $50.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

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

Exelon Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.54%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EXC has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $55.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, April 20th. 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. Wells Fargo & Company set a $50.00 price target on Exelon in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Exelon from $51.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Barclays cut Exelon from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $50.00 to $49.00 in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.27.

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.