Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for Exelon Earnings

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Exelon in a report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $0.54 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.65 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.80 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.92 EPS.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.05. Exelon had a net margin of 10.68% and a return on equity of 9.52%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.60 EPS.

EXC has been the topic of a number of other reports. Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Guggenheim upgraded shares of Exelon from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Exelon from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $43.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Exelon has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.13.

Exelon Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EXC opened at $43.11 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $43.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.51. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $40.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.78. Exelon has a fifty-two week low of $34.01 and a fifty-two week high of $45.19.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exelon

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Exelon during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Exelon during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Stephens Consulting LLC grew its stake in shares of Exelon by 78.1% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 782 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares in the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. bought a new position in shares of Exelon in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Exelon in the third quarter valued at $32,000. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total transaction of $59,353.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $92,134.47. This trade represents a 39.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.71%. This is a boost from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is presently 65.31%.

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.