Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of Exelon Q3 Earnings

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Exelon in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.74 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.76. The consensus estimate for Exelon's current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon's FY2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on EXC. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Scotiabank upped their price objective on Exelon from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Exelon from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Exelon presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $41.25.

Exelon Stock Down 1.5 %

EXC stock traded down $0.60 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $38.71. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,986,207 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,741,751. The company's fifty day moving average price is $39.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $37.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.97. Exelon has a twelve month low of $33.35 and a twelve month high of $41.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.07, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.54.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $6.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.85 billion. Exelon had a net margin of 10.60% and a return on equity of 9.47%. The business's revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.67 earnings per share.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.93%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 8th. Exelon's dividend payout ratio is currently 62.55%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EXC. Te Ahumairangi Investment Management Ltd raised its stake in Exelon by 3.1% in the third quarter. Te Ahumairangi Investment Management Ltd now owns 85,600 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,451,000 after purchasing an additional 2,600 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Exelon by 31.6% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 19,657 shares of the company's stock valued at $797,000 after buying an additional 4,717 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 19.1% during the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 607,190 shares of the company's stock worth $24,622,000 after acquiring an additional 97,468 shares during the period. Empire Financial Management Company LLC boosted its position in shares of Exelon by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Empire Financial Management Company LLC now owns 57,711 shares of the company's stock worth $2,340,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Exelon by 44.9% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 15,802 shares of the company's stock valued at $633,000 after acquiring an additional 4,895 shares during the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.