Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for Exelon Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Exelon from $0.68 to $0.69, while the full-year earnings consensus stands at $2.64 per share.
• Exelon reported Q2 earnings of $0.39 per share, surpassing estimates, and generated a revenue of $5.43 billion, slightly below expectations.
• Multiple analysts have raised their price targets for Exelon, with an average target price now at $50.00 and mixed ratings from various firms ranging from "Buy" to "Hold."

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) - Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Exelon in a report released on Tuesday, October 21st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Exelon's current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon's Q1 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS.

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

EXC has been the subject of a number of other reports. UBS Group raised their price objective on Exelon from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Barclays raised their price objective on Exelon from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Evercore ISI initiated coverage on Exelon in a research report on Monday, October 6th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $57.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Exelon in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, KeyCorp raised 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. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Exelon has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $50.00.

Exelon Price Performance

Shares of EXC opened at $48.00 on Wednesday. Exelon has a 1 year low of $35.94 and a 1 year high of $48.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The company has a market capitalization of $48.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 0.40. The business has a 50-day moving average of $44.77 and a 200-day moving average of $44.43.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Exelon

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXC. Hager Investment Management Services LLC grew its stake in Exelon by 100.0% in the second quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 670 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares during the period. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Exelon during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. boosted its position in shares of Exelon by 46.4% during the first quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 694 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Exelon during the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust purchased a new position in shares of Exelon during the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company's stock.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 11th were paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 11th. Exelon's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 60.84%.

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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