Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of Exelon Q3 Earnings

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Exelon in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.74 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.73. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Exelon in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Evercore ISI raised Exelon from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $43.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Guggenheim raised Exelon from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Exelon from $42.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $44.13.

Exelon Trading Down 0.8 %

Exelon stock opened at $43.40 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $43.63 billion, a PE ratio of 17.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.51. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $40.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.64. Exelon has a 52 week low of $34.01 and a 52 week high of $45.19. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.05. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.52% and a net margin of 10.68%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.60 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exelon

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EXC. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in shares of Exelon by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 123,357 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,002,000 after purchasing an additional 3,045 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Exelon by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,159,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,029,000 after purchasing an additional 36,734 shares in the last quarter. Summit Global Investments acquired a new position in shares of Exelon in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $367,000. CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exelon in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $578,000. Finally, Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Exelon by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $334,000 after purchasing an additional 1,426 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Exelon

In other Exelon news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total value of $59,353.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 2,271 shares in the company, valued at $92,134.47. This represents a 39.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.69%. This is a boost from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. Exelon’s payout ratio is presently 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.