韦德布什证券公司出售的Exelon Co.(纳斯达克代码：EXC)股票。

Wedbush Securities Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC – Get Rating) by 31.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,004 shares of the company's stock after selling 3,200 shares during the quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc.'s holdings in Exelon were worth $334,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 5.8% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 242,407 shares of the company's stock worth $11,546,000 after purchasing an additional 13,320 shares in the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 35.7% during the first quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 153,981 shares of the company's stock worth $7,334,000 after purchasing an additional 40,532 shares in the last quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 19.7% during the first quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 153,536 shares of the company's stock worth $7,313,000 after purchasing an additional 25,284 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 1.7% during the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 16,808 shares of the company's stock worth $801,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steph & Co. lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 5.4% during the first quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 12,512 shares of the company's stock worth $596,000 after purchasing an additional 639 shares in the last quarter. 80.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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In related news, CEO John Tyler Anthony sold 4,451 shares of Exelon stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.49, for a total value of $211,377.99. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 974 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,255.26. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.19% of the company's stock.

Shares of EXC opened at $43.62 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51. The firm has a market cap of $42.75 billion, a PE ratio of 16.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 0.59. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $46.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.91. Exelon Co. has a 12-month low of $31.60 and a 12-month high of $50.71.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC – Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 9th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $5.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.64 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 10.87% and a net margin of 8.15%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.06) earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Exelon Co. will post 2.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 13th were given a dividend of $0.3375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 12th. This represents a $1.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.09%. Exelon's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.94%.

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Mizuho raised shares of Exelon from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $43.00 to $46.00 in a report on Friday, March 11th. Argus raised their target price on shares of Exelon from $50.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Exelon from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their target price for the company from $47.00 to $55.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 20th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Exelon from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 20th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Exelon from $54.00 to $49.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 30th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Exelon currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $48.15.

Exelon Company Profile (Get Rating)

Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in the energy generation, delivery, and marketing businesses in the United States and Canada. It owns nuclear, fossil, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar generating facilities. The company also sells electricity to wholesale and retail customers; and sells natural gas, renewable energy, and other energy-related products and services.

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