Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Exelon in a report released on Wednesday, April 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.75 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $2.81. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.41 per share.
Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 21st. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.02. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.40% and a net margin of 10.72%. The business had revenue of $5.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.87 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.43 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Exelon Trading Down 0.9 %
Shares of EXC opened at $37.32 on Friday. Exelon has a 12-month low of $33.35 and a 12-month high of $43.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.54. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $36.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $37.10.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Exelon
A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Exelon during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,942,000. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in Exelon by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 12,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $479,000 after buying an additional 1,064 shares in the last quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Exelon by 41.9% during the 1st quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 2,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,000 after buying an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. MTM Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Exelon during the 1st quarter worth $209,000. Finally, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Exelon during the 1st quarter worth $244,000. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Exelon Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 1st. This is a positive change from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.07%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is 65.24%.
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.
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