Research Analysts Set Expectations for Exelon Co.’s FY2026 Earnings (NASDAQ:EXC)

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their FY2026 earnings estimates for Exelon in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.75 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.81. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.41 per share.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on EXC. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Exelon from $36.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 14th. Scotiabank lowered their price target on shares of Exelon from $39.00 to $37.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Exelon from $38.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 19th. UBS Group cut shares of Exelon from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $47.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 2nd. Finally, TheStreet lowered shares of Exelon from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.92.

Exelon Price Performance

Shares of EXC traded down $0.19 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $37.47. 728,976 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,535,049. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56. Exelon has a 52-week low of $33.35 and a 52-week high of $43.53. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $36.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.11. The company has a market cap of $37.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.54.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 21st. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.02. Exelon had a net margin of 10.72% and a return on equity of 9.40%. The business had revenue of $5.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.87 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.43 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th were given a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 1st. This is a boost from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.06%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 65.24%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Heritage Wealth Advisors increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 247.5% in the fourth quarter. Heritage Wealth Advisors now owns 695 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 495 shares during the last quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Exelon in the first quarter worth about $26,000. Antonetti Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Exelon by 98.8% in the 3rd quarter. Antonetti Capital Management LLC now owns 805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Exelon by 50.3% in the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fortis Group Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Exelon during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Exelon

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.