Zacks Research Forecasts Exelon’s Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:EXC)

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) – Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Exelon in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.57. The consensus estimate for Exelon’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exelon’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Exelon in a report on Thursday, October 16th. They set a “hold” rating and a $49.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on Exelon in a research report on Wednesday. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $51.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Exelon in a report on Friday, October 31st. UBS Group cut their target price on Exelon from $49.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “underperform” rating and set a $52.00 target price on shares of Exelon in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Exelon currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.85.

Exelon Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ EXC opened at $42.99 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $44.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.65. Exelon has a fifty-two week low of $37.13 and a fifty-two week high of $48.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.17. Exelon had a net margin of 11.60% and a return on equity of 10.28%. The company had revenue of $6.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.40 billion. Exelon has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.640-2.740 EPS.

Exelon Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 10th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. Exelon’s payout ratio is currently 57.35%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Exelon

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of EXC. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Exelon during the second quarter worth about $589,122,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Exelon by 32.9% during the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 22,446,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,010,299,000 after acquiring an additional 5,554,494 shares in the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd boosted its position in Exelon by 134,604.0% during the third quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 3,557,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,137,000 after purchasing an additional 3,554,891 shares during the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board boosted its position in Exelon by 164.3% during the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 5,593,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,875,000 after purchasing an additional 3,476,942 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in Exelon by 170.8% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 4,504,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,742,000 after purchasing an additional 2,841,118 shares in the last quarter. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Exelon Company Profile

Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC) is a Chicago-based energy company that operates primarily as a regulated electric and natural gas utility holding company. The company’s businesses focus on the delivery of electricity and related services to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as investments in grid modernization, customer energy solutions and demand-side programs. Exelon’s operations emphasize reliable service delivery, infrastructure maintenance and regulatory compliance across its utility footprint.

Formed in 2000 through the merger of Unicom and PECO Energy, Exelon historically combined generation and regulated utility businesses.