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: $39.34 to $39.69
• 50-Day Range: $37.97 to $40.97
• 52-Week Range: $33.35 to $41.42
• Volume: 2.41 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.71 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $39.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.28
• Dividend Yield: 3.84%
• Price Target: $41.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Exelon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Exelon scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 90 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: 1.1 / 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 only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

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 16.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Exelon is 16.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 80.53.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Exelon has a PEG Ratio of 2.82. 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 1.49. 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

1.92% 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 2.9, 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 16.61%, 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 3.85%, 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 62.55%. 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

1.92% 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 2.9, 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 16.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Exelon has a news sentiment score of 0.79. 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 0.48 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 32 news articles for Exelon this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for EXC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Exelon to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% 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 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, EXC stock has increased by 9.9% and is now trading at $39.46.
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How were Exelon's earnings last quarter?

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.04. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Exelon's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Exelon include Wellington Management Group LLP (6.47%), State Street Corp (5.99%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.58%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.67%). Insiders that own company stock include Carim V Khouzami, Fabian Souza, John Tyler Anthony, William P Bowers and Calvin Butler Jr.
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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 Verizon Communications (VZ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), American Water Works (AWK) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/13 Dividend: 8/12/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/13/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/30/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/13 Dividend: 11/08/2024
• Today: 11/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/13/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/19/2025

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: $41.25
• High Stock Price Target: $46.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $36.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.17
• P/E Growth: 2.82
• Net Income: $2.33 billion
• Net Margins: 10.60%
• Pretax Margin: 11.73%
• Return on Equity: 9.47%
• Return on Assets: 2.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.66
• Current Ratio: 1.09
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $21.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.83
• Cash Flow: $5.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.69
• Book Value: $26.49 per share
• Price / Book: 1.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,004,830,000
• Free Float: 1,003,829,000
• Market Cap: $39.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.54