Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, electricity giant Exelon (EXC -1.27%) 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.

Exelon facts

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)
CFO Jonathan Thayer (since 2012)

Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)

14.8%

Cash/Debt

$1.7 billion / $19.7 billion

Dividend Yield

7.1%

Competitors

Ameren (AEE -1.54%)
Dynegy (NYSE: DYN)
PPL (PPL 0.61%)

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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