Exelon (EXC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also offers support services, including legal, human resources, information technology, supply management, financial, engineering, customer operations, transmission and distribution planning, asset management, system operations, and power procurement services. It serves distribution utilities, municipalities, and financial institutions, as well as commercial, industrial, governmental, and residential customers. Exelon Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $40.44 to $41.05
• 50-Day Range: $35.87 to $40.55
• 52-Week Range: $33.35 to $41.48
• Volume: 7.39 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $40.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.57
• Dividend Yield: 3.73%
• Price Target: $41.08
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Exelon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Exelon scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Exelon has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Exelon has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.35%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Exelon are expected to grow by 7.35% in the coming year, from $2.45 to $2.63 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Exelon is 17.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Exelon is 17.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 84.61.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Exelon has a PEG Ratio of 2.89. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Exelon has a P/B Ratio of 1.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.54% of the float of Exelon has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Exelon has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Exelon has recently increased by 33.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Exelon is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.80%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Exelon does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Exelon is 65.52%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Exelon will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.79% next year. This indicates that Exelon will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.52

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.54% of the float of Exelon has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Exelon has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Exelon has recently increased by 33.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

Exelon has a news sentiment score of 1.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Exelon this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 14 people have searched for EXC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Exelon to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Exelon insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.10% of the stock of Exelon is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.92% of the stock of Exelon is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EXC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EXC shares performed this year?

Exelon's stock was trading at $35.90 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EXC shares have increased by 13.6% and is now trading at $40.77.
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How were Exelon's earnings last quarter?

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 1st. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $5.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.98 billion. Exelon had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.40% and a net margin of 10.65%.
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When did Exelon's stock split?

Exelon's stock reverse split before market open on Saturday, January 1st 2000. The 60.13-84.5 reverse split was announced on Saturday, January 1st 2000. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Wednesday, February 2nd 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 71 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of Exelon?

Shares of EXC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Exelon own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Exelon investors own include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), NextEra Energy (NEE), TFI International (TFII), Enbridge (ENB), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Lockheed Martin (LMT).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/01/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 9/13 Dividend: 8/12/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/13/2024
• Today: 10/01/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/07/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric & other services combined
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EXC
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1109357
• Web: www.exeloncorp.com
• Phone: (800) 483-3220
• Fax: 312-394-8941
• Employees: 19,962
• Year Founded: 2000

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $41.08
• High Stock Price Target: $46.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $36.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.61
• P/E Growth: 2.89
• Net Income: $2.33 billion
• Net Margins: 10.65%
• Pretax Margin: 11.86%
• Return on Equity: 9.40%
• Return on Assets: 2.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.66
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $21.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.87
• Cash Flow: $6.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.77
• Book Value: $25.87 per share
• Price / Book: 1.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,000,500,000
• Free Float: 999,025,000
• Market Cap: $40.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.53