Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of Exelon Q1 Earnings

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Exelon in a research report issued on Monday, April 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.72 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.71. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.95 EPS.

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

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “in-line” rating and issued a $48.00 price target (up from $46.00) on shares of Exelon in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.67.

Exelon Trading Up 0.6 %

NASDAQ EXC opened at $46.48 on Tuesday. Exelon has a 52 week low of $34.01 and a 52 week high of $48.11. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $44.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. The firm has a market cap of $46.92 billion, a PE ratio of 18.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.39.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. This is an increase from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.44%. Exelon’s payout ratio is currently 65.31%.

Insider Activity at Exelon

In other Exelon news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were 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 owns 2,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $92,134.47. This represents a 39.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Czech National Bank raised its position in shares of Exelon by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 217,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,201,000 after purchasing an additional 14,158 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in Exelon by 20.8% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,624,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,158,000 after acquiring an additional 279,827 shares during the last quarter. Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at $2,274,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Exelon by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,159,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,029,000 after purchasing an additional 36,734 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Exelon by 10.6% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 22,612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $851,000 after purchasing an additional 2,160 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

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.