119,300 Shares in Exelon Corporation $EXC Acquired by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new stake in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 119,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,848,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new position in Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP acquired a new position in Exelon in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new position in Exelon in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc grew its stake in Exelon by 113.4% during the first quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 540 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Exelon Price Performance

Shares of EXC stock opened at $47.42 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.37, a PEG ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.31. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $45.70 and its 200-day moving average is $46.04. Exelon Corporation has a 1 year low of $42.39 and a 1 year high of $50.65.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $7.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.93 billion. Exelon had a net margin of 11.21% and a return on equity of 9.83%. Exelon’s revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.92 EPS. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.54%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EXC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company set a $50.00 target price on shares of Exelon in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Exelon from $51.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Mizuho set a $48.00 price objective on Exelon and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Exelon from $56.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Exelon from $48.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.27.

About Exelon

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC) is a Chicago-based energy company that operates primarily as a regulated electric and natural gas utility holding company. The company’s businesses focus on the delivery of electricity and related services to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as investments in grid modernization, customer energy solutions and demand-side programs. Exelon’s operations emphasize reliable service delivery, infrastructure maintenance and regulatory compliance across its utility footprint.

Formed in 2000 through the merger of Unicom and PECO Energy, Exelon historically combined generation and regulated utility businesses.