Seaport Res Ptn Issues Positive Estimate for Exelon Earnings

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Exelon in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.77 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.74. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Exelon’s FY2027 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $6.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.85 billion. Exelon had a net margin of 10.60% and a return on equity of 9.47%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on EXC. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Exelon in a report on Thursday, September 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $46.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Barclays upped 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. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.00.

Exelon Price Performance

EXC opened at $37.53 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $38.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $38.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. Exelon has a 1 year low of $33.35 and a 1 year high of $41.19. The stock has a market cap of $37.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.44, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.55.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Exelon

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. American National Bank & Trust raised its position in Exelon by 178.8% in the 3rd quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Exelon in the third quarter valued at about $32,000. Abound Wealth Management lifted its position in Exelon by 502.7% during the 2nd quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 892 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 744 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in Exelon by 56.7% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 379 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Exelon in the 2nd quarter valued at about $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Monday, November 11th were paid a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 8th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is 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.