Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of Exelon Q2 Earnings

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Exelon in a research note issued on Monday, December 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.51 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Barclays upped their price objective on Exelon from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Exelon in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $46.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Exelon from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $42.00.

Exelon Price Performance

EXC opened at $37.64 on Wednesday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $37.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.54. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $38.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.94. Exelon has a one year low of $33.35 and a one year high of $41.19.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Exelon

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EXC. American National Bank & Trust increased its stake in Exelon by 178.8% during the 3rd quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares in the last quarter. Abound Wealth Management increased its position in shares of Exelon by 502.7% during the second quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 892 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 744 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon during the third quarter worth $32,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Exelon in the 2nd quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in Exelon in the 2nd quarter worth $57,000. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

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

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.