Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) Shares Acquired by O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its position in Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) by 37.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 70,051 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 19,094 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC's holdings in Exelon were worth $2,637,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EXC. Czech National Bank raised its holdings in Exelon by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 217,868 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,201,000 after acquiring an additional 14,158 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its holdings in shares of Exelon by 20.8% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,624,805 shares of the company's stock valued at $61,158,000 after purchasing an additional 279,827 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Exelon by 3.7% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 60,169,219 shares of the company's stock worth $2,439,862,000 after buying an additional 2,156,259 shares in the last quarter. Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Exelon during the fourth quarter worth $2,274,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its holdings in Exelon by 110.9% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 59,755 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,423,000 after buying an additional 31,415 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Exelon Trading Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ:EXC traded up $0.20 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $44.89. 6,042,762 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,982,108. Exelon Co. has a twelve month low of $34.01 and a twelve month high of $48.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. The business has a 50-day moving average of $43.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $40.40. The company has a market capitalization of $45.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.31, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.39.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 last year, the business posted $0.60 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Exelon Co. will post 2.64 EPS for the current year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. 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 yield of 3.56%. Exelon's dividend payout ratio is 65.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Exelon

In other Exelon news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total transaction of $59,353.91. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 2,271 shares in the company, valued at $92,134.47. This represents a 39.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore ISI raised shares of Exelon from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $43.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Guggenheim raised shares of Exelon from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Exelon in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Exelon from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $45.13.

Exelon Company 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.