9,228 Shares in Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) Purchased by Cable Hill Partners LLC

Cable Hill Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 9,228 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $347,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stephens Consulting LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 78.1% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 782 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares during the period. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Exelon in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new position in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 119.6% in the 4th 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 period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Exelon Stock Up 0.9 %

NASDAQ EXC traded up $0.41 on Friday, reaching $44.20. 12,319,512 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,400,085. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.87. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $40.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.33. The company has a market cap of $44.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.04, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.56. Exelon Co. has a 12 month low of $34.01 and a 12 month high of $44.46.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 last year, the firm posted $0.60 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast 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 will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.62%. This is a positive change from Exelon's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. Exelon's payout ratio is presently 65.31%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on EXC shares. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Scotiabank raised their price target on Exelon from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Evercore ISI raised Exelon from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $43.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Exelon in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Exelon from $42.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $44.13.

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.