FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Exelon Issued By Zacks Research

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) - Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Exelon in a research note issued on Monday, April 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.65 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.64. The consensus estimate for Exelon's current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Guggenheim raised their price target on Exelon from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Friday. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Exelon from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Exelon presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $48.22.

Exelon Stock Performance

NASDAQ EXC traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $46.48. The company had a trading volume of 5,876,748 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,277,091. The business has a 50 day moving average of $45.06 and a 200-day moving average of $41.27. The company has a market cap of $46.92 billion, a PE ratio of 18.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.43. Exelon has a 1-year low of $34.01 and a 1-year high of $48.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.87.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $6.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.30 billion. Exelon had a net margin of 10.68% and a return on equity of 9.52%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.68 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Exelon

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EXC. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Exelon by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 127,335,351 shares of the company's stock worth $4,792,903,000 after acquiring an additional 3,064,673 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in Exelon by 37.2% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 27,618,055 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,039,545,000 after purchasing an additional 7,483,873 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Exelon by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 26,314,296 shares of the company's stock valued at $988,080,000 after buying an additional 368,505 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Exelon by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 24,662,037 shares of the company's stock worth $928,277,000 after buying an additional 653,627 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Exelon by 46.9% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 17,306,652 shares of the company's stock worth $651,422,000 after buying an additional 5,524,103 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Exelon news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total transaction of $59,353.91. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $92,134.47. The trade was a 39.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Exelon's dividend payout ratio is presently 59.48%.

Exelon Company Profile

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.