ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd Acquires 3,554,891 Shares of Exelon Corporation $EXC

ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd raised its stake in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 134,604.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,557,532 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,554,891 shares during the quarter. Exelon comprises 3.6% of ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd owned 0.35% of Exelon worth $160,137,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. LRI Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Exelon by 210.8% in the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Exelon in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in Exelon during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Motco raised its stake in Exelon by 1,008.7% in the 3rd quarter. Motco now owns 765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 696 shares during the period. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EXC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Mizuho lifted their target price on Exelon from $47.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Exelon from $57.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Exelon from $50.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Scotiabank increased their price target on Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wolfe Research cut Exelon from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.14.

Exelon Stock Performance

Shares of EXC stock opened at $47.79 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $44.54 and a 200-day moving average of $44.98. The company has a market cap of $48.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. Exelon Corporation has a 52 week low of $41.71 and a 52 week high of $49.11.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.04. Exelon had a net margin of 11.41% and a return on equity of 9.97%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.64 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.42 per share. This is an increase from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 58.61%.

Exelon Company 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.