PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators Invests $8.19 Million in Exelon Corporation $EXC

PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 187,855 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,189,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Optima Capital LLC bought a new stake in Exelon during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in Exelon by 289.0% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the period. Finally, Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. raised its stake in Exelon by 861.2% during the 4th quarter. Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. now owns 817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 732 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on EXC. Weiss Ratings raised Exelon from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Barclays lowered shares of Exelon from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $50.00 to $49.00 in a research report on Friday, April 17th. KeyCorp dropped their price target on shares of Exelon from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped 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. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.27.

Exelon Trading Up 2.5%

EXC opened at $45.75 on Friday. Exelon Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $42.11 and a fifty-two week high of $50.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.76, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.31. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $46.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.00.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released 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. Exelon had a net margin of 11.21% and a return on equity of 9.83%. The firm had revenue of $7.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.93 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.92 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Exelon Corporation will post 2.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Exelon’s payout ratio is presently 61.54%.

Exelon Company Profile

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.