Exelon Co. (NASDAQ:EXC – Free Report) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Exelon in a research report issued on Monday, January 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.77 for the year, up from their previous forecast 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.
EXC has been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Exelon from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Exelon in a report on Thursday, September 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $46.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group increased their price objective on Exelon from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their target price on Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Exelon has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.00.
Exelon Trading Down 0.7 %
Shares of Exelon stock opened at $37.80 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.02. The firm has a market cap of $37.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.55. Exelon has a fifty-two week low of $33.35 and a fifty-two week high of $41.19. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66.
Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.04. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.47% and a net margin of 10.60%. The firm had revenue of $6.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.85 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.67 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Institutional Trading of Exelon
Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EXC. American National Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of Exelon by 178.8% during the 3rd quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 447 shares during the period. Abound Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Exelon by 502.7% during the second quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 892 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 744 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Exelon during the third quarter valued at $32,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in Exelon by 56.7% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Exelon in the 2nd quarter worth about $41,000. 80.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Exelon Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 11th were issued a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 8th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.02%. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio is 62.55%.
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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