Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for Exelon Earnings

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Exelon in a note issued to investors on Monday, December 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.51 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $6.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.85 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.47% and a net margin of 10.60%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.67 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Scotiabank increased their target price on Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Exelon from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Exelon in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $46.00 price objective for the company. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $42.00.

Exelon Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:EXC opened at $37.66 on Wednesday. Exelon has a 12 month low of $33.35 and a 12 month high of $41.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.50, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.54. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $37.94.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. American National Bank & Trust increased its position in Exelon by 178.8% in the third quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. Abound Wealth Management increased its holdings in Exelon by 502.7% in the 2nd quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 892 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 744 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Exelon in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Exelon during the second quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new position in Exelon during the second quarter worth about $57,000. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 11th were paid a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 8th. Exelon’s payout ratio is 62.55%.

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.