Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd Increases Holdings in Exelon Corporation $EXC

Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) by 60.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 41,817 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,730 shares during the quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd’s holdings in Exelon were worth $2,050,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Exelon by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period. PFG Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Exelon by 1.6% during the first quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 14,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $698,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the period. Texas Bank & Trust Co increased its position in shares of Exelon by 1.5% during the first quarter. Texas Bank & Trust Co now owns 15,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $755,000 after buying an additional 229 shares during the period. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC increased its position in shares of Exelon by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC now owns 13,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $569,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the period. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 12.5% in the first quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 2,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Exelon News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Exelon this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo maintained its Buy rating on Exelon, which can support investor confidence and suggests at least one major firm still sees upside in the shares. Wells Fargo Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Exelon (EXC)
• Neutral Sentiment: Exelon’s “time of day pricing” launch is putting its valuation back in focus, indicating the market is reassessing the stock’s worth rather than responding to a clear operational surprise. Exelon (EXC) Time Of Day Pricing Launch Puts Valuation Back In Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp reiterated a cautious stance on Exelon, issuing an Underweight rating with a $41 price target and estimates for Q2, Q3, Q4 2026 and FY2030 earnings; this may pressure sentiment by reinforcing a more conservative view on the stock’s upside.
• Neutral Sentiment: Exelon’s short-interest update showed no reported short interest, which does not point to a meaningful bearish trading signal at the moment.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks noted that Exelon’s upcoming earnings report may not be set up for a likely beat, keeping investors focused on execution risks ahead of the release. Exelon (EXC) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week’s Release

Exelon Stock Performance

Shares of EXC opened at $47.53 on Monday. Exelon Corporation has a 12-month low of $42.58 and a 12-month high of $50.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65. The company has a market cap of $48.63 billion, a PE ratio of 17.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.31. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $46.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.50.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $7.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.93 billion. Exelon had a net margin of 11.21% and a return on equity of 9.83%. Exelon’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.92 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. Exelon’s payout ratio is currently 61.54%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on EXC shares. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $55.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Exelon from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Mizuho set a $48.00 target price on shares of Exelon and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Exelon from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.33.

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.