Seaport Res Ptn Issues Positive Forecast for Exelon Earnings

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their FY2026 EPS estimates for Exelon in a report released on Monday, July 28th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now expects that the company will post earnings of $2.82 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.77. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Exelon’s FY2027 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $6.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.30 billion. Exelon had a net margin of 11.44% and a return on equity of 10.29%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.68 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on EXC. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Exelon from $49.00 to $48.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $48.00 price objective (up from $47.00) on shares of Exelon in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered their price objective on shares of Exelon from $39.00 to $37.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $47.20.

Exelon Trading Down 0.1%

Exelon stock opened at $44.26 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.09. The firm has a market cap of $44.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.39. Exelon has a 1 year low of $35.94 and a 1 year high of $48.11. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $43.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.47.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Exelon

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EXC. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Hager Investment Management Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Exelon by 100.0% in the 2nd quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Exelon by 46.4% in the 1st quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 1st quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 11th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 59.48%.

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.