Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for Exelon Q2 Earnings

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Exelon in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.50 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.49. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 return on equity of 9.47% and a net margin of 10.60%. Exelon’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.67 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on EXC. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Exelon from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Exelon from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Barclays lifted their price target on Exelon from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Morgan Stanley dropped 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, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Exelon in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $46.00 price target on the stock. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.25.

Exelon Price Performance

NASDAQ:EXC opened at $37.98 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $39.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $37.87. The firm has a market cap of $38.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.63, a PEG ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.54. Exelon has a 52-week low of $33.35 and a 52-week high of $41.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exelon

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 28,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,151,000 after buying an additional 274 shares during the last quarter. Black Diamond Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Black Diamond Financial LLC now owns 14,067 shares of the company’s stock valued at $487,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 13,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $565,000 after buying an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $326,000 after buying an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 8th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.00%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.55%.

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.