Zacks Research Equities Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC)

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Exelon in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 1st. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.80 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.79. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.43 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon’s FY2025 earnings at $2.61 EPS.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 21st. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.02. Exelon had a net margin of 10.44% and a return on equity of 9.27%. The company had revenue of $5.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.87 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.43 earnings per share. Exelon’s revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms have also commented on EXC. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Exelon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 25th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Exelon from $38.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Exelon from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. TheStreet lowered shares of Exelon from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their target price on shares of Exelon from $39.00 to $37.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Exelon presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $38.83.

Exelon Price Performance

EXC stock opened at $37.41 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $36.94 and a 200-day moving average of $36.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64. Exelon has a 12 month low of $33.35 and a 12 month high of $43.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.53.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 10th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.52%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EXC. Heritage Wealth Advisors increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 247.5% in the fourth quarter. Heritage Wealth Advisors now owns 695 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 495 shares during the period. Register Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Exelon in the first quarter worth $26,000. Antonetti Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Exelon by 98.8% in the third quarter. Antonetti Capital Management LLC now owns 805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Exelon by 50.3% in the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fortis Group Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Exelon in the third quarter valued at $31,000. 80.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.