FY2026 EPS Estimates for Exelon Increased by Seaport Res Ptn

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Exelon in a note issued to investors on Monday, January 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now expects that the company will post earnings of $2.77 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.74. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Exelon’s FY2027 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on EXC. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 22nd. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Exelon in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $46.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Exelon from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $42.00.

Exelon Price Performance

Shares of EXC opened at $38.19 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.72, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.55. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $38.04. Exelon has a twelve month low of $33.35 and a twelve month high of $41.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66.

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

Exelon Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 11th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.98%. Exelon’s payout ratio is currently 62.55%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXC. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Exelon by 431.3% during the 3rd quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC now owns 395,840 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,051,000 after purchasing an additional 321,333 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Exelon by 2.0% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,446,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,402,000 after buying an additional 123,466 shares during the period. Andra AP fonden increased its holdings in Exelon by 56.4% in the second quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 138,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,780,000 after buying an additional 49,800 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 60,169,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,439,862,000 after acquiring an additional 2,156,259 shares during the period. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Exelon by 110.9% during the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 59,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,423,000 after acquiring an additional 31,415 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.