FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Exelon Issued By Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised Exelon's FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate down to $2.65, slightly below the previous forecast of $2.67.
• Exelon's recent quarterly earnings report showed a 0.39 EPS, exceeding analysts' expectations, although revenue fell short at $5.43 billion.
• Exelon announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, translating to an annualized dividend yield of 3.3%.

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Exelon in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 21st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.65 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.67. The consensus estimate for Exelon's current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $5.43 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.47 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.85% and a net margin of 11.16%.Exelon's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.47 earnings per share. Exelon has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.640-2.740 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on EXC. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Exelon from $37.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Exelon from $49.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Exelon in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. BTIG Research started coverage on Exelon in a research note on Tuesday. They set a "neutral" rating for the company. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on Exelon from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $50.36.

Exelon Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ EXC opened at $48.11 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The company has a market cap of $48.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.29, a PEG ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.40. Exelon has a 12 month low of $35.94 and a 12 month high of $48.51. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $44.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $44.45.

Institutional Trading of Exelon

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Exelon by 100.0% during the second quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 670 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Exelon during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Exelon by 46.4% during the first quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 694 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Exelon during the first quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Motco boosted its holdings in Exelon by 1,008.7% in the third quarter. Motco now owns 765 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 696 shares during the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 11th. Exelon's payout ratio is 60.84%.

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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