Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Exelon Q4 Earnings

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Exelon in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.68 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.66. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.05. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.52% and a net margin of 10.68%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.60 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Evercore ISI raised shares of Exelon from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $43.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Exelon from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Exelon from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Exelon from $42.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Exelon presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $45.13.

Exelon Stock Performance

NASDAQ EXC opened at $45.97 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The company has a market cap of $46.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.51. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $42.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $40.27. Exelon has a 1-year low of $34.01 and a 1-year high of $46.47.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exelon

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in Exelon in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Stephens Consulting LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Exelon by 78.1% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares during the period. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Exelon during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of Exelon in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of Exelon stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total transaction of $59,353.91. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,271 shares in the company, valued at $92,134.47. This trade represents a 39.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This is a boost from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.48%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.