What is Zacks Research's Forecast for Exelon Q2 Earnings?

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Exelon in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Exelon's current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.66 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.85 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on EXC. Guggenheim upped their price target on shares of Exelon from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. KeyCorp cut shares of Exelon from a "sector weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and set a $39.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Exelon from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $47.30.

Exelon Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EXC traded up $0.03 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $43.73. 846,793 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,960,986. Exelon has a twelve month low of $34.01 and a twelve month high of $48.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. The firm has a market cap of $44.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.85, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.43. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $41.88.

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

Institutional Trading of Exelon

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in Exelon in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Stephens Consulting LLC boosted its stake in shares of Exelon by 78.1% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 782 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 343 shares in the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. purchased a new position in Exelon in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Exelon by 46.4% in the 1st quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 694 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company's stock.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.66%. The ex-dividend date 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.