Yousif Capital Management LLC Has $5.51 Million Holdings in Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC)

Yousif Capital Management LLC decreased its position in Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) by 1.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 146,250 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,033 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Exelon were worth $5,505,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXC. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 78.1% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares in the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. acquired a new position in Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Exelon during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new position in Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Exelon by 56.7% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 379 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of EXC stock opened at $41.12 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $38.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $38.65. Exelon Co. has a twelve month low of $33.35 and a twelve month high of $41.26. 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 company has a market capitalization of $41.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.92, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.56.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on EXC. Barclays lowered their price objective 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. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Guggenheim upgraded Exelon from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Evercore ISI raised Exelon from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $43.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price target on Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $43.13.

Insider Transactions at Exelon

In other news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of Exelon stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total value 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 SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.