Regal Partners Ltd Purchases Shares of 15,000 Exelon Corporation $EXC

Regal Partners Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 15,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $735,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Optima Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in Exelon in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new stake in Exelon in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc boosted its position in Exelon by 113.4% during the first quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 287 shares during the period. Finally, SHP Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Exelon Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:EXC opened at $47.31 on Wednesday. Exelon Corporation has a 1 year low of $42.58 and a 1 year high of $50.65. The company has a market cap of $48.41 billion, a PE ratio of 17.33, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $46.28 and its 200 day moving average is $46.55.

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

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. Exelon’s payout ratio is 61.54%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EXC has been the topic of several analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $55.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, April 20th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $50.00 price target on Exelon in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. KeyCorp decreased their price target on Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Exelon from $51.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Mizuho set a $48.00 price objective on Exelon and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note 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 price target 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.