Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Raises Stake in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 0.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,646,437 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,900 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.36% of Exelon worth $164,094,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. LRI Investments LLC raised its position in Exelon by 210.8% in the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the period. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Exelon during the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Exelon during the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Exelon in the third quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Motco increased its holdings in shares of Exelon by 1,008.7% in the third quarter. Motco now owns 765 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 696 shares during the period. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently 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 report on Friday, December 12th. Barclays decreased their price target on Exelon from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Exelon from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Exelon from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.50.

Exelon Trading Down 0.4%

NASDAQ:EXC opened at $49.15 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $45.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.30. The stock has a market cap of $50.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.45. 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 $49.88.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 period in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share. The company’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. Equities analysts predict that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 EPS for the current year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This is a boost from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.54%.

Exelon 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.