Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of Exelon Q3 Earnings

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Exelon in a report released on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.74 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.73. 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 $0.80 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on EXC. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Exelon in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Exelon from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $43.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Guggenheim upgraded Exelon from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price target on Exelon from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Five research 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, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $44.13.

Exelon Stock Performance

Exelon stock opened at $43.11 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.33 billion, a PE ratio of 17.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.51. Exelon has a one year low of $34.01 and a one year high of $45.19. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $40.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $39.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.87.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.05. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.52% and a net margin of 10.68%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.60 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exelon

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Exelon during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Stephens Consulting LLC grew its position in shares of Exelon by 78.1% during the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 782 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares during the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Exelon in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Exelon

In related news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total transaction of $59,353.91. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 2,271 shares in the company, valued at $92,134.47. This represents a 39.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This is a positive change from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.71%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.