Zacks Research Comments on Exelon's Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:EXC)

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) - Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Exelon in a report issued on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.53 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Exelon's current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.64 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on EXC. 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. Guggenheim upgraded shares of Exelon from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. UBS Group upped their price target on Exelon from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Exelon in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $45.13.

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Exelon Price Performance

Shares of EXC traded up $0.21 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $44.90. The stock had a trading volume of 8,740,710 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,991,233. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $43.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $40.40. Exelon has a 52 week low of $34.01 and a 52 week high of $48.11. The company has a market capitalization of $45.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.78.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 last year, the firm earned $0.60 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Czech National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Exelon by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 217,868 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,201,000 after acquiring an additional 14,158 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its position in Exelon by 20.8% during the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,624,805 shares of the company's stock valued at $61,158,000 after purchasing an additional 279,827 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Exelon by 3.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 60,169,219 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,439,862,000 after purchasing an additional 2,156,259 shares in the last quarter. Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Exelon in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,274,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its position in Exelon by 110.9% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 59,755 shares of the company's stock worth $2,423,000 after purchasing an additional 31,415 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Exelon

In other news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at $92,134.47. This represents a 39.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.56%. This is a positive change from Exelon's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. Exelon's dividend payout ratio is presently 65.31%.

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.