Why Exelon Will Outperform in 2013
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, electricity giant Exelon has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Exelon and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Exelonfacts
Headquarters (Founded) | Chicago (1887) |
Market Cap | $24.8 billion |
Industry | Electric utilities |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $21.4 billion |
Management | CEO Christopher Crane (since 2008) |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 14.8% |
Cash/Debt | $1.7 billion / $19.7 billion |
Dividend Yield | 7.1% |
Competitors | Ameren |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97%of the 1,972 members who have rated Exelon believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, TMFTypeoh, succinctly summed up the Exelon bull case for our community:
Too cheap. Yes, dividend may be cut, which might hurt short term, but this dividend payer will be around for a long, long time. Nuclear isn't too sexy right now, which may be another long term tailwind. The [dividend] will chew my cost basis lower over the years, which is a good CAPS strategy.
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