What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for Exelon FY2027 Earnings?

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) – Investment analysts at Scotiabank lifted their FY2027 earnings estimates for shares of Exelon in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 19th. Scotiabank analyst A. Weisel now forecasts that the company will earn $3.04 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $3.03. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $47.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on EXC. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Exelon in a report on Friday, October 31st. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Exelon from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $50.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Wolfe Research downgraded Exelon from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and issued a $51.00 target price on shares of Exelon in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.14.

Exelon Trading Up 0.9%

NASDAQ EXC opened at $47.79 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $44.98. Exelon has a 12 month low of $41.71 and a 12 month high of $49.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.51, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.45.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.04. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.97% and a net margin of 11.41%.During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. Exelon’s quarterly revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. Exelon has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.910 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Exelon

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in Exelon in the first quarter worth $286,000. Woodline Partners LP grew its stake in shares of Exelon by 40.7% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 84,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,913,000 after acquiring an additional 24,580 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its holdings in Exelon by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 272,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,662,000 after acquiring an additional 1,049 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its holdings in Exelon by 75.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 521 shares during the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its stake in Exelon by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 26,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after acquiring an additional 293 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This is a positive change from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is presently 58.61%.

About Exelon

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC) is a Chicago-based energy company that operates primarily as a regulated electric and natural gas utility holding company. The company’s businesses focus on the delivery of electricity and related services to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as investments in grid modernization, customer energy solutions and demand-side programs. Exelon’s operations emphasize reliable service delivery, infrastructure maintenance and regulatory compliance across its utility footprint.

Formed in 2000 through the merger of Unicom and PECO Energy, Exelon historically combined generation and regulated utility businesses.