Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations Increases Holdings in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations grew its holdings in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC – Free Report) by 17.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 117,405 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,658 shares during the period. Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations’ holdings in Exelon were worth $5,118,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 131,118,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,715,457,000 after acquiring an additional 595,555 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 32.9% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 22,446,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,010,299,000 after acquiring an additional 5,554,494 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 2.2% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,663,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $840,043,000 after acquiring an additional 393,917 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 5.6% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 15,659,308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $704,825,000 after acquiring an additional 833,171 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 5.1% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 14,030,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $631,499,000 after acquiring an additional 681,371 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Exelon Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of EXC stock opened at $46.50 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $48.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. Exelon Corporation has a 12-month low of $41.71 and a 12-month high of $50.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.32.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.04. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.97% and a net margin of 11.41%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. Equities research 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 will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Exelon’s payout ratio is presently 61.54%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Truist Financial assumed coverage on Exelon in a research report on Monday, April 20th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $50.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Exelon from $56.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $55.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.47.

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Exelon Company Profile

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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.

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