Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.05 EPS

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.05, Zacks reports. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.47% and a net margin of 10.60%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.60 earnings per share. Exelon updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.640-2.740 EPS.

Exelon Price Performance

Shares of EXC opened at $42.89 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. Exelon has a twelve month low of $33.50 and a twelve month high of $43.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a 50 day moving average of $38.62 and a 200-day moving average of $38.84.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EXC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Guggenheim raised shares of Exelon from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Exelon from $44.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Evercore ISI upgraded 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 report on Tuesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their target price on Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.13.

Insider Transactions at Exelon

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

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.