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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Today, Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC) Takes Center Stage

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. After-hours trades for Exelon Corporation (EXC) shows that investor sentiment remained intact, with the stock’s consolidated last price rising by $0.01, or 0.02%, to $41.40. The Exelon Corporation has recorded 227,417 volume in the after hours trading session. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Exelon Energy Transformation Centered on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.


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Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $41.39 and fluctuated between $41.52 as its day high and $40.00 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Exelon Corporation is $41.57B. A total of 10.91 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.65M shares.

Insider Activity

Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, EXC has seen 18 BUY and 19 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 247,945 and the disposition of 171,750 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 44 BUYs and 23 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 273,942 shares during that period but sold 201,563.

In the most recent transaction, Anthony John Tyler sold 4,451 shares of EXC for 47.49 per share on May 18. After the transaction, the CEO of Pepco Holdings LLC now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 01, Souza Fabian sold 21,400 shares at 47.61 per share. EXC shares that SVP & Corporate Controller owns now total 2,337.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Khouzami Carim V disposed of 3,962 shares on Mar 24 at a per-share price of $44.35. This resulted in the CEO BGE holding 0 shares of EXC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, BOWERS WILLIAM P bought 4,500 shares at $43.56 per share on Mar 22. Company shares held by the Director now total 4,500.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Exelon Corporation pays an annual dividend of $1.44, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.48%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.90. EXC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/24/2023 when it declared a $0.36 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/10/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/9/2022 with an ex-dividend date of 11/14/2022. The EXC stock dividend was $0.3375 per share in cash.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for EXC in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $45.96 with high estimates of $49.00 and low estimates of $44.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EXC has a high of $50.71 and a low of $35.19.

As of this writing, EXC has an earnings estimate of $0.43 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.45 per share and a lower estimate of $0.41. The company reported an EPS of $0.44 in the last quarter, which was -4.30% lower than expectations of $0.46.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 18 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EXC is Underweight with a score of 4.25. A total of 11 analysts rated the stock as Buy while 0 rated it as Overweight while 7 rated it as Hold. Among the other participants, 0 thought the stock was Underweight and 0 thought it should be Sold.

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