California Public Employees Retirement System Has $187.29 Million Position in Exelon Corporation $EXC

California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 9.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,161,166 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 361,021 shares during the quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System owned approximately 0.41% of Exelon worth $187,294,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EXC. Sowell Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in Exelon by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 20,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $923,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Exelon by 11.6% in the 2nd quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 2,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Finance LLC increased its position in Exelon by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 34,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,512,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the period. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC increased its position in Exelon by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 4,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $223,000 after buying an additional 236 shares during the period. Finally, Waterloo Capital L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 2.7% during the third quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 9,075 shares of the company’s stock worth $408,000 after buying an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Exelon Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EXC opened at $49.82 on Monday. Exelon Corporation has a one year low of $41.71 and a one year high of $50.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The company has a market cap of $50.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.25, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.45. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.43.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 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 quarter last year, the firm earned $0.64 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. Research analysts predict that Exelon Corporation will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This is a positive change from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is currently 61.54%.

Key Stories Impacting Exelon

Here are the key news stories impacting Exelon this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst target increases lifted sentiment—JPMorgan raised its target to $53 (while keeping a neutral rating), and other outlets report a $3 lift with at least one firm maintaining an outperform view. These raises signal modest upside from analyst revisions and helped buying interest. JPMorgan Price Target Raise Other Price Target Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/retail interest: Investor’s Business Daily flagged EXC as hitting a high and entering a buy zone off a flat base, which can attract momentum traders and retail flows. IBD Technical Note
• Neutral Sentiment: ComEd (Exelon’s Illinois utility) launched a Low‑Income Discount program in line with state law—positive for regulatory relations and social goals but potentially modestly dilutive to near-term residential margins depending on enrollment. ComEd LID Program
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyses on valuation and capex: Coverage assessing Exelon’s valuation after recent share momentum and planned capex growth suggests investors are weighing higher investment needs against steady cash generation—this keeps opinions mixed until clarity on returns from capex. Valuation & Capex Assessment
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparative coverage: a financial survey comparing PPL and Exelon offers bench-marking for investors but does not materially change Exelon’s outlook by itself. PPL vs EXC Survey
• Negative Sentiment: Relative performance questions: commentary asking whether Exelon is underperforming broader indices highlights investor concerns about lagging returns despite recent gains—this can cap enthusiasm among benchmark-focused managers. Underperformance Coverage

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on EXC shares. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley restated an “underperform” rating and set a $51.00 target price on shares of Exelon in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Wolfe Research cut shares of Exelon from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Exelon from $48.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Exelon has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.93.

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.