Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of Exelon Q1 Earnings

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Exelon in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.72 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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 quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 prior year, the company earned $0.60 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Guggenheim set a $47.00 target price on shares of Exelon and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Evercore ISI reissued an “in-line” rating and issued a $48.00 target price (up previously from $46.00) on shares of Exelon in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Exelon from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.67.

Exelon Price Performance

EXC stock opened at $46.48 on Tuesday. Exelon has a one year low of $34.01 and a one year high of $48.11. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $44.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.87. The company has a market capitalization 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Exelon

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Exelon by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 127,335,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,792,903,000 after buying an additional 3,064,673 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Exelon by 37.2% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 27,618,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,039,545,000 after buying an additional 7,483,873 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Exelon by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 26,314,296 shares of the company’s stock worth $988,080,000 after buying an additional 368,505 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Exelon by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 24,662,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $928,277,000 after buying an additional 653,627 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC increased its stake in Exelon by 46.9% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 17,306,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $651,422,000 after buying an additional 5,524,103 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total value of $59,353.91. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 2,271 shares of the company’s stock, 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 can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Increases Dividend

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

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.