Zacks Research Estimates Exelon’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:EXC)

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Exelon in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.71 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.75. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.04. Exelon had a net margin of 10.65% and a return on equity of 9.40%. The business had revenue of $6.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.85 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on EXC. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Exelon in a report on Thursday, September 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $46.00 price objective on the stock. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Exelon currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.33.

Exelon Stock Down 1.0 %

EXC opened at $39.30 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.03. Exelon has a twelve month low of $33.35 and a twelve month high of $41.48. The firm has a market cap of $39.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.17, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.53.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Monday, November 11th will be given a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 8th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.87%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is 62.55%.

Institutional Trading of Exelon

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Exelon by 16.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 105,310,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,956,525,000 after acquiring an additional 14,749,899 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC raised its holdings in Exelon by 10.5% during the 1st quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,645,737 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,830,000 after buying an additional 156,201 shares during the period. Czech National Bank raised its holdings in Exelon by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 190,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,594,000 after buying an additional 15,389 shares during the period. Sciencast Management LP acquired a new stake in Exelon during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,461,000. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Exelon during the 1st quarter worth approximately $681,000. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.