Zacks Research Predicts Exelon's Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:EXC)

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Exelon in a report released on Thursday, June 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.84. The consensus estimate for Exelon's current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.81 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.06. Exelon had a net margin of 11.44% and a return on equity of 10.29%. The business had revenue of $6.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.30 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.68 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Exelon from $49.00 to $48.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. KeyCorp cut shares of Exelon from a "sector weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and set a $39.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, Guggenheim upped their price target on shares of Exelon from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $47.40.

Exelon Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ EXC opened at $42.60 on Monday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $44.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The stock has a market cap of $43.01 billion, a PE ratio of 15.84, a PEG ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 0.40. Exelon has a 12 month low of $34.01 and a 12 month high of $48.11.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Modern Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Exelon by 23.3% during the 1st quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,723 shares of the company's stock worth $863,000 after acquiring an additional 3,535 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio bought a new position in Exelon during the 1st quarter worth about $31,550,000. Advisors Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Exelon during the first quarter valued at about $21,354,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 26.4% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 336,334 shares of the company's stock valued at $15,494,000 after buying an additional 70,248 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,570 shares of the company's stock valued at $211,000 after buying an additional 593 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 12th. Exelon's payout ratio is 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.

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