The Street Is Finally Waking Up To Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC)

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 broken, with the stock’s consolidated last price falling by -$0.49, or -1.18%, to $41.00. The Exelon Corporation has recorded 291,466 volume in the after hours trading session. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed 26 Diverse Suppliers to Graduate ComEd Energy Efficiency Service Provider Incubator Program.

Stocks Info

Exelon Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Utilities sector and is a part of the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $41.49 and fluctuated between $41.81 as its day high and $41.22 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Exelon Corporation is $41.48B. A total of 3.52 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.22M shares.

Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, EXC has seen 7 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 6,661 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 41 BUYs and 20 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 269,582 shares during that period but sold 177,750.

In the most recent transaction, Khouzami Carim V sold 6,000 shares of EXC for 41.65 per share on Mar 17. After the transaction, the CEO Baltimore Gas & Elec. now owns 4,498 company shares.

Dividend

It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Exelon Corporation pays an annual dividend of $1.44, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.47%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.45. EXC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8/14/2023 when it declared a $0.36 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/8/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/9/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 5/12/2023. The EXC stock dividend was $0.36 per share in cash.

Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for EXC in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $44.50 with high estimates of $48.00 and low estimates of $39.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EXC has a high of $44.37 and a low of $35.19.

As of this writing, EXC has an earnings estimate of $0.71 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.81 per share and a lower estimate of $0.66. The company reported an EPS of $0.7 in the last quarter, which was 6.10% higher than expectations of $0.66.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information.

Analysts Opinion

It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 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 Buy with a score of 3.85.