Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.02 EPS

Key Points

• Exelon reported earnings of $0.39 per share for the quarter, beating analysts' expectations by $0.02, while revenue was slightly below estimates at $5.43 billion.
• The company updated its full-year 2025 EPS guidance to a range of 2.640-2.740 EPS.
• Exelon announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, representing a 3.6% dividend yield, with an ex-dividend date set for August 11th.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.02, Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $5.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.47 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.85% and a net margin of 11.16%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.47 earnings per share. Exelon updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.640-2.740 EPS.

Exelon Trading Down 0.6%

NASDAQ:EXC traded down $0.27 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $44.67. 9,211,262 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,201,512. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.98, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.38. Exelon has a 52 week low of $35.94 and a 52 week high of $48.11. The firm's 50 day moving average is $43.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $43.56. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 11th. Exelon's dividend payout ratio is currently 59.48%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on EXC shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Exelon from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $48.00 target price (up from $47.00) on shares of Exelon in a research report on Friday, July 11th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Exelon from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Exelon from $49.00 to $48.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $47.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exelon

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Exelon stock. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 6,199 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $286,000. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.

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