KeyCorp Weighs in on Exelon's FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:EXC)

Key Points

• KeyCorp has lowered its FY2025 earnings estimates for Exelon from $2.73 to $2.68 per share, maintaining an "Underweight" rating with a target price of $42.00.
• Several other firms, including Barclays and Jefferies Financial Group, have issued higher price targets for Exelon, indicating a mixed sentiment among analysts.
• Exelon recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40, representing a dividend yield of 3.3% with a payout ratio of 60.84%.

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at KeyCorp cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for Exelon in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.68 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.73. KeyCorp currently has a "Underweight" rating and a $42.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Exelon's current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Exelon's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.83 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on EXC. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Exelon from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group set a $57.00 target price on shares of Exelon in a report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on shares of Exelon in a report on Monday, October 6th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $57.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $50.00 to $49.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Exelon in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $50.10.

Exelon Stock Performance

EXC opened at $47.83 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.31 billion, a PE ratio of 18.19, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.40. Exelon has a twelve month low of $35.94 and a twelve month high of $48.11. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $44.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $44.39. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66.

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

Exelon Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of Exelon

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Exelon by 26.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 19,751 shares of the company's stock worth $910,000 after acquiring an additional 4,183 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Exelon by 141.2% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 269,101 shares of the company's stock worth $12,400,000 after acquiring an additional 157,548 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its position in Exelon by 182.5% during the first quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 28,174 shares of the company's stock worth $1,298,000 after acquiring an additional 18,201 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in Exelon during the first quarter worth about $226,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exelon in the first quarter valued at approximately $6,795,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company's stock.

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.

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