Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. Has $4.75 Million Holdings in Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC)

Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. raised its stake in shares of Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) by 37.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 126,238 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 34,585 shares during the period. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A.’s holdings in Exelon were worth $4,752,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new stake in Exelon during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Stephens Consulting LLC grew its stake in shares of Exelon by 78.1% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 782 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares in the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Crews Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC boosted its holdings in Exelon by 119.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 942 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 513 shares during the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Exelon Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EXC opened at $46.08 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.52 billion, a PE ratio of 18.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $42.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $40.19. Exelon Co. has a twelve month low of $34.01 and a twelve month high of $46.22.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.05. Exelon had a net margin of 10.68% and a return on equity of 9.52%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.60 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Exelon Co. will post 2.64 EPS for the current year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. This is a positive change from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is 65.31%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Exelon in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Guggenheim upgraded Exelon from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Scotiabank upped their price objective on Exelon from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Exelon from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Exelon from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $43.00 to $44.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Exelon presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.13.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Exelon news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the executive vice president now owns 2,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $92,134.47. This trade represents a 39.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.