Zacks Research Estimates Exelon’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:EXC)

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Exelon in a report released on Monday, December 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.51 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.04. Exelon had a net margin of 10.60% and a return on equity of 9.47%. The company had revenue of $6.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.85 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on EXC. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Exelon from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Exelon in a report on Thursday, September 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $46.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Scotiabank increased their price objective on Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on Exelon from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.00.

Exelon Stock Performance

Shares of EXC stock opened at $37.64 on Wednesday. Exelon has a fifty-two week low of $33.35 and a fifty-two week high of $41.19. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $38.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $37.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The firm has a market cap of $37.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.49, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.54.

Institutional Trading of Exelon

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EXC. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Exelon by 25.1% during the second quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after purchasing an additional 1,960 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in Exelon by 26.7% during the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 337,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,697,000 after acquiring an additional 71,177 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 9.4% during the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 258,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,940,000 after acquiring an additional 22,251 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 3.3% during the second quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $326,000 after acquiring an additional 304 shares during the period. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Exelon by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 11th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.04%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is currently 62.55%.

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.