Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) Stock Position Raised by APG Asset Management N.V.

APG Asset Management N.V. grew its holdings in shares of Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) by 607.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 862,724 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 740,831 shares during the period. APG Asset Management N.V. owned approximately 0.09% of Exelon worth $31,360,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EXC. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 78.1% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 782 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 343 shares in the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC increased its position in Exelon by 119.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 942 shares of the company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 513 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Exelon

In other news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total value of $59,353.91. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 2,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $92,134.47. The trade was a 39.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EXC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Exelon from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Exelon in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $45.13.

Exelon Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EXC traded up $0.53 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $46.53. 3,067,172 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,159,470. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.39. Exelon Co. has a twelve month low of $34.01 and a twelve month high of $48.11. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $43.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $40.59.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.05. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.52% and a net margin of 10.68%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.60 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Exelon Co. will post 2.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were paid a $0.40 dividend. This is a positive change from Exelon's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. Exelon's dividend payout ratio is currently 65.31%.

Exelon Profile

Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in the energy distribution and transmission businesses in the United States and Canada. The company is involved in the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and natural gas, transmission and distribution of electricity, and distribution of natural gas to retail customers.