Moody National Bank Trust Division Has $584,000 Stock Holdings in Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC)

Moody National Bank Trust Division trimmed its holdings in Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) by 4.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 15,516 shares of the company’s stock after selling 794 shares during the quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division’s holdings in Exelon were worth $584,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wedmont Private Capital raised its stake in shares of Exelon by 22.4% in the fourth quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 6,439 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,000 after acquiring an additional 1,180 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Exelon by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 51,724 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,947,000 after purchasing an additional 816 shares in the last quarter. Czech National Bank raised its position in Exelon by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 217,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,201,000 after purchasing an additional 14,158 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Exelon by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 29,362 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,105,000 after buying an additional 970 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. boosted its position in Exelon by 48.1% in the 4th quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 2,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,000 after buying an additional 793 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ EXC opened at $37.92 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $37.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $38.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.09. The stock has a market cap of $38.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.55. Exelon Co. has a 52-week low of $33.35 and a 52-week high of $41.19.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $6.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.85 billion. Exelon had a net margin of 10.60% and a return on equity of 9.47%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.67 EPS. Analysts expect that Exelon Co. will post 2.45 EPS for the current year.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 11th were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.01%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.55%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EXC has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Exelon in a report on Thursday, September 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $46.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Exelon from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.38.

About Exelon

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.