Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped 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 earn $2.77 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate 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.
Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on EXC. Barclays boosted their price objective on Exelon from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Exelon from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Exelon in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $46.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $42.00.
Exelon Stock Down 0.7 %
Exelon stock opened at $37.80 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.97. Exelon has a fifty-two week low of $33.35 and a fifty-two week high of $41.19. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $38.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.02. The firm has a market cap of $37.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.55.
Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $6.15 billion for 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.67 earnings per share.
Exelon Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Monday, November 11th were paid a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.02%. Exelon’s payout ratio is currently 62.55%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. American National Bank & Trust grew its stake in shares of Exelon by 178.8% in the 3rd quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Exelon in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Abound Wealth Management grew its position in Exelon by 502.7% in the second quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 744 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in Exelon by 56.7% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Exelon during the second quarter valued at $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.92% of the company’s stock.
Exelon Company Profile
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.
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