Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) Forecasted to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.75 Per Share

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Exelon in a report issued on Thursday, July 18th. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now anticipates that the company will earn $0.75 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.73. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Exelon from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Exelon from $41.00 to $39.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 24th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 3rd. Scotiabank cut their price target on Exelon from $39.00 to $37.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Exelon from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, May 3rd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $39.09.

Exelon Stock Down 1.0 %

NASDAQ EXC opened at $35.87 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64. Exelon has a 12 month low of $33.35 and a 12 month high of $43.53. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $35.96 and its 200 day moving average is $36.19. The stock has a market cap of $35.87 billion, a PE ratio of 15.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.52.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $6.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.70 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.27% and a net margin of 10.44%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Exelon

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Exelon by 16.3% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 105,310,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,956,525,000 after purchasing an additional 14,749,899 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of Exelon by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 93,146,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,343,945,000 after buying an additional 2,352,547 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Exelon by 112.4% in the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 31,527,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,184,483,000 after acquiring an additional 16,686,526 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Exelon in the fourth quarter worth about $382,015,000. Finally, Putnam Investments LLC grew its holdings in Exelon by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Putnam Investments LLC now owns 9,711,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $348,639,000 after acquiring an additional 274,967 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 13th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 10th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.24%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 65.52%.

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.