Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC Buys 513 Shares of Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC)

Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC grew its stake in Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) by 119.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 942 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 513 shares during the quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC’s holdings in Exelon were worth $35,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new position in Exelon in the 4th quarter worth $402,000. World Equity Group Inc. raised its holdings in Exelon by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 17,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $649,000 after purchasing an additional 1,702 shares in the last quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its holdings in Exelon by 1,451.9% in the 4th quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 94,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,544,000 after purchasing an additional 88,100 shares in the last quarter. Lansing Street Advisors bought a new position in Exelon in the 4th quarter worth $470,000. Finally, Howard Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Exelon by 29.9% in the 4th quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 36,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,369,000 after purchasing an additional 8,371 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Exelon

In related news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of Exelon stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total transaction of $59,353.91. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $92,134.47. The trade was a 39.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Exelon Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EXC opened at $43.35 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $39.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. The company has a market cap of $43.58 billion, a PE ratio of 17.69, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.56. Exelon Co. has a 52-week low of $34.01 and a 52-week high of $44.01.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.05. Exelon had a net margin of 10.68% and a return on equity of 9.52%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.60 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Exelon Co. will post 2.64 EPS for the current year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This is an increase from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 24th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.69%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.31%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Exelon in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Exelon from $44.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Evercore ISI raised shares of Exelon from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $43.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Exelon presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $43.38.

Exelon Company Profile

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.