Zacks Research Predicts Exelon's Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:EXC)

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Exelon in a report issued on Thursday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.42 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the company. KeyCorp downgraded Exelon from a "sector weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and set a $39.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Exelon from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Exelon from $49.00 to $48.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Exelon from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Exelon from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $47.30.

Exelon Price Performance

Exelon stock opened at $43.67 on Monday. Exelon has a 52 week low of $34.01 and a 52 week high of $48.11. The company's 50 day moving average price is $45.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.78. The stock has a market cap of $44.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exelon

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXC. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Exelon in the fourth quarter valued at $479,597,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of Exelon by 37.2% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 27,618,055 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,039,545,000 after buying an additional 7,483,873 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Exelon during the first quarter valued at about $285,428,000. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 46.9% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 17,306,652 shares of the company's stock worth $651,422,000 after buying an additional 5,524,103 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 43.3% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 12,846,030 shares of the company's stock worth $483,525,000 after buying an additional 3,878,687 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.92% of the company's stock.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.66%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. Exelon's dividend payout ratio is currently 59.48%.

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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