Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Purchases New Holdings in Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC)

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new position in Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 11,294 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $402,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. American National Bank & Trust lifted its stake in Exelon by 178.8% in the third quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Exelon in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 56.7% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 379 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new position in shares of Exelon during the 2nd quarter worth $57,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of Exelon by 92.7% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,528 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after acquiring an additional 735 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Price Performance

Exelon stock opened at $39.81 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $40.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.38, a PEG ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $38.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $38.45. Exelon Co. has a 52 week low of $33.35 and a 52 week high of $41.19.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.04. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.47% and a net margin of 10.60%. The company had revenue of $6.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.85 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. Exelon’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Exelon Co. will post 2.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on EXC shares. Evercore ISI raised shares of Exelon from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $43.00 to $44.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Guggenheim upgraded Exelon from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on Exelon from $44.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $43.13.

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.