16,188 Shares in Exelon Corporation $EXC Purchased by Arvest Bank Trust Division

Arvest Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 16,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $729,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EXC. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its holdings in Exelon by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 25,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,170,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the third quarter valued at $1,345,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Exelon by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 130,522,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,874,840,000 after buying an additional 530,935 shares during the period. Tobam lifted its stake in Exelon by 34.6% during the 3rd quarter. Tobam now owns 146,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,612,000 after acquiring an additional 37,791 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its stake in Exelon by 19.4% during the 3rd quarter. Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 5,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $270,000 after acquiring an additional 973 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Exelon Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ EXC opened at $48.48 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $44.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $44.90. The company has a market capitalization of $49.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.45. Exelon Corporation has a 1 year low of $41.71 and a 1 year high of $48.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $5.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.42 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.97% and a net margin of 11.41%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a $0.42 dividend. This is a boost from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. Exelon’s payout ratio is currently 58.61%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on EXC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Exelon from $50.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 12th. KeyCorp set a $39.00 price objective on shares of Exelon in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Exelon from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday. BTIG Research started coverage on shares of Exelon in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Exelon from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.93.

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.