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

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Exelon in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.64 EPS.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.05. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.52% and a net margin of 10.68%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.60 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also commented on EXC. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Exelon in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Exelon from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Guggenheim upgraded Exelon from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Exelon from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $45.13.

Exelon Stock Up 0.1 %

EXC stock opened at $45.97 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $40.27. Exelon has a twelve month low of $34.01 and a twelve month high of $46.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.41 billion, a PE ratio of 18.76, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exelon

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Exelon in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Stephens Consulting LLC grew its stake in shares of Exelon by 78.1% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 782 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares during the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. purchased a new position in Exelon during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in Exelon in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of Exelon stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total value of $59,353.91. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 2,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $92,134.47. The trade was a 39.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. This is a positive change from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.48%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is 65.31%.

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.