Exelon (EXC) Competitors

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) and Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EXC or PEG?

80.9% of Exelon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EXC or PEG more profitable?

Public Service Enterprise Group has a net margin of 19.48% compared to Exelon's net margin of 10.60%. Public Service Enterprise Group's return on equity of 10.70% beat Exelon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exelon	10.60%	9.47%	2.38%
Public Service Enterprise Group	19.48%	10.70%	3.22%

Which has better earnings & valuation, EXC or PEG?

Public Service Enterprise Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Exelon. Exelon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Public Service Enterprise Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exelon	$21.73B	1.79	$2.33B	$2.43	15.94
Public Service Enterprise Group	$11.24B	4.01	$2.56B	$4.07	22.23

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EXC or PEG?

Public Service Enterprise Group received 464 more outperform votes than Exelon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.96% of users gave Public Service Enterprise Group an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave Exelon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Exelon	Outperform Votes 64 44.44%	Underperform Votes 80 55.56%
Public Service Enterprise Group	Outperform Votes 528 56.96%	Underperform Votes 399 43.04%

Do analysts rate EXC or PEG?

Exelon presently has a consensus price target of $41.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.72%. Public Service Enterprise Group has a consensus price target of $86.69, suggesting a potential downside of 4.20%. Given Exelon's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Exelon is more favorable than Public Service Enterprise Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exelon	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Public Service Enterprise Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Is EXC or PEG a better dividend stock?

Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Public Service Enterprise Group pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Exelon pays out 62.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Public Service Enterprise Group pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Public Service Enterprise Group has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, EXC or PEG?

Exelon has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Public Service Enterprise Group has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EXC or PEG?

In the previous week, Public Service Enterprise Group had 1 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Public Service Enterprise Group and 19 mentions for Exelon. Public Service Enterprise Group's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Exelon's score of 1.06 indicating that Public Service Enterprise Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Exelon	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Public Service Enterprise Group	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Public Service Enterprise Group beats Exelon on 18 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.