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barrons3	The Dow Jones Utility Average is up about 25% from its March low, roughly half the gain of the S&P 500. But year to date, the utility index is flat, versus the S&P's 15% rise. Stocks such as Southern Co. (SO), American Electric Power (AEP), Entergy (ETR) and Exelon (EXC) are down in 2009.	Love	September 12, 2009
Mikecon	Dividends	Love	September 05, 2009
barrons3	On the other hand, my long-suffering utility plays -- I like Dominion Resources (D), Con Ed (ED) and, most important, Exelon (EXC) -- have finally caught a bid, and this implies that rates may indeed be topping out.	Love	June 11, 2009
Stockpickr Staff	"I'm sticking with Dominion Resources (D); that's my favorite, along with Exelon (EXC)." <a href="http://www.thestreet.com/story/10512079/1/mad-money-lightning-round-tupperware-surprises.html" target="_blank">"Mad Money Lightning Round," 6-10-09</a>	Love	June 11, 2009
sarah z	From a recent Mad Money show:"I think everyone was expecting them to make more money, but now oil's come down. That's why I'm recommending Duke Energy . That's your play, it's a better business with a better dividend."	Love	February 06, 2009
barrons3	Chicago-based Exelon, down 36% in the past 12 months, is rated Outperform by Macquarie, which has a price target of $82 on the shares, some 47% above their current price of 54. The company sees earnings of $4 to $4.30 a share in 2009, about flat with 2008. That means the stock trades for about 13 times next year's earnings and yields a hefty 3.8%.	Love	January 10, 2009
barrons3	Three of the Dow utilities' 15 members -- Dominion Resources (D), Edison International (EIX) and Exelon (EXC) -- hiked their payouts. However, the pay dates for Dominion and Edison are in the current quarter.	Love	January 10, 2009
Ruggaard Asset Management	Utilities Alternates: AEE, DUK	Love	December 16, 2008
barrons3	Zach Karabell recommends nuclear energy which he thinks is starting to shrug off its negative image. He suggests playing it with, The Shaw Group [SGR], Exelon [EXC], or Entergy [ETR].	Love	October 22, 2008
Martin Howard	Utilities.	Love	October 19, 2008
howard harrison	divs	Love	October 17, 2008
stockerblog	PE of 12, a PEG of 1.90, and it pays a yield of 3.7%.	Love	October 13, 2008
sarah z	From a recent Mad Money show: "This was a ridiculous sell-off. I see no reason to sell this one. Oil is not going to $80, this is a good one."	Love	September 23, 2008
sarah z	The Chicago-based utility giant announced that it will repurchase up to $1.5 billion in common stock over the next six months. The exact timing of the repurchases will depend on market conditions. "We have an increasingly strong cash flow profile and balance sheet, which allow us to pursue new growth opportunities and return value to our shareholders, such as through this stock buyback," said John W. Rowe, Exelon's chairman, president and CEO. "We are extremely well positioned in this uncertain market and economy, as our compelling market position supports strong long-term growth and further value creation." In the same press release the company tightened its 2008 earnings outlook. The company now expects full-year results of $4.15 to $4.30 a share, versus a previous forecast of $4.00 to $4.40 a share. The majority of analysts are expecting the Exelon to earn $4.35 a share. Exelon reported second-quarter earnings on July 23, 2008 with a profit of $748 million, or $1.13 a share, compared with $702 million, or $1.03 a share, earned in the same period last year. The company credited the quarterly gain to higher energy margins from increased nuclear output. Profitable proprietary trading also fueled the strong quarter. Analyst Paul B. Fremont from Jefferies & Co. upgraded EXC to buy from hold noting that the stock price is at a discount compared to gas price assumptions. He lowered his price target on the stock to $83 from $90 to reflect a decrease in forward gas priced. However, the new price target still represents a 29% gain from Wednesday’s close.	Love	September 17, 2008
sarah z	The Chicago-based utility giant announced that it will repurchase up to $1.5 billion in common stock over the next six months. The exact timing of the repurchases will depend on market conditions. "We have an increasingly strong cash flow profile and balance sheet, which allow us to pursue new growth opportunities and return value to our shareholders, such as through this stock buyback," said John W. Rowe, Exelon's chairman, president and CEO. "We are extremely well positioned in this uncertain market and economy, as our compelling market position supports strong long-term growth and further value creation." In the same press release the company tightened its 2008 earnings outlook. The company now expects full-year results of $4.15 to $4.30 a share, versus a previous forecast of $4.00 to $4.40 a share. The majority of analysts are expecting the Exelon to earn $4.35 a share. Exelon reported second-quarter earnings on July 23, 2008 with a profit of $748 million, or $1.13 a share, compared with $702 million, or $1.03 a share, earned in the same period last year. The company credited the quarterly gain to higher energy margins from increased nuclear output. Profitable proprietary trading also fueled the strong quarter. Analyst Paul B. Fremont from Jefferies & Co. upgraded EXC to buy from hold noting that the stock price is at a discount compared to gas price assumptions. He lowered his price target on the stock to $83 from $90 to reflect a decrease in forward gas priced. However, the new price target still represents a 29% gain from Wednesday’s close.	Love	September 10, 2008
stocktycoon	Fabulous utility engaged in creating shareholder value.	Love	August 21, 2008
James M. Vallandingham Jr.	UTILITY STOCK WITH GOOD DIVIDEND, AND NUCLEAR POWER EXPOSURE.	Love	August 14, 2008
Fularad	Sustained Growth	Love	May 19, 2008
barrons2	A second student liked Excelon (EXC) as a clean energy play with a great dividend. Cramer questioned the company's nuclear efforts, but said a strong dividend stock is perfect for this environment.	Love	March 26, 2008
Spacemoniker	dividends	Love	February 11, 2008
buffett	utilities	Love	February 10, 2008
randall.way	Their Investors Conference call revealed a lot of potential growth and they have been executing very well as of late.	Love	January 24, 2008
Lazerus	Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in the purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity to residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers in northern Illinois. It also offers electricity and natural gas in southeastern Pennsylvania.	Love	January 15, 2008
sarah z	Chicago's electric utility company, which operates in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest, said it added $500 million to its buyback program, bringing the total repurchase amount to $1.75 billion. Based on the stocks current price of $83, the buyback would represent about 5.9 million shares. Exelon expects free cash flow to be around $1.25 billion in 2008, and would use most of that to repurchase shares throughout the year. Exelon, who recently set the record for highest annual electricity production, also said it will fatten its quarterly dividend in an effort to return more cash to shareholders. Shareholders as of February 15 th will receive a 50-cent dividend on March 10th, representing a 14% increase from the dividend issued in the fourth quarter. "Our cash flow and balance sheet continue to be robust," said John W. Rowe, Exelon's Chairman, President and CEO. "Considering our financial strength and the improving fundamentals of our business, our board has reset the annual base dividend rate at $2.00 per share. This increase will return more immediate value to our shareholders, while still providing the financial flexibility needed to make sound investments in our business and take advantage of opportunities as they arise." Paul Ridzon from KeyBanc Capital Markets walked away from the Exelon analyst meeting on a positive note and believes the long-term thesis remains encouraging. "In our view, EXC represents a core long-term holding for utility investors. With our view that even staunch climate change naysayers are rethinking their stance, carbon could become an increasingly visible topic, with EXC being recognized as a beneficiary," said Ridzon. He reiterated a buy rating and increased the price target to $91 from $86.50.	Love	January 09, 2008
Martin Howard	Utilities	Love	December 25, 2007
barrons2	"Exelon's boost is even more generous. With some 5.4 million customers and annual revenues above $15 billion, the Chicago-based holding company voted a 13.6% hike, to 50 cents a share from 44 cents. Disbursement is slated for March 10 to investors of record Feb. 15. The stock, which set a 52-week high of 86.83 Dec. 11 and yields 2.42%, goes ex-dividend Feb. 13."	Love	December 22, 2007
High Dividends	14%	Love	December 22, 2007
Mike9807	Best utility out there	Love	November 27, 2007
High Dividends	2.1%	Love	November 14, 2007
b7285_1950	Solid stable grown. Solid dividend - 2.5% Nuclear power leverage	Love	October 27, 2007