Research Analysts Set Expectations for Exelon Co.’s FY2026 Earnings (NASDAQ:EXC)

Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Exelon in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the company will earn $2.75 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.81. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.41 per share.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 21st. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $5.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.87 billion. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.40% and a net margin of 10.72%. Exelon’s revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.43 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on EXC. TheStreet cut Exelon from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. Mizuho raised shares of Exelon from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $36.00 to $39.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 10th. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Exelon from $38.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 19th. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $39.00 to $37.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Exelon from $41.00 to $39.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Exelon presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.92.

Exelon Price Performance

NASDAQ:EXC traded down $0.19 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $37.47. 728,976 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,535,049. Exelon has a 1-year low of $33.35 and a 1-year high of $43.53. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $36.69 and its 200-day moving average is $37.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The stock has a market cap of $37.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.54.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 1st. This is a positive change from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is currently 65.24%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exelon

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Heritage Wealth Advisors raised its stake in Exelon by 247.5% during the 4th quarter. Heritage Wealth Advisors now owns 695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 495 shares in the last quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Exelon during the first quarter valued at $26,000. Antonetti Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 98.8% in the third quarter. Antonetti Capital Management LLC now owns 805 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Exelon by 50.3% during the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 825 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fortis Group Advisors LLC bought a new position in Exelon during the third quarter valued at about $31,000. 80.92% of the stock is currently 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.