Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.640-2.740 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.630. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Exelon Price Performance

NASDAQ EXC opened at $43.01 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.72, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.56. Exelon has a 1-year low of $34.01 and a 1-year high of $43.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $38.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.87.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.05. Exelon had a return on equity of 9.47% and a net margin of 10.60%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.60 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Exelon will post 2.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Exelon Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.72%. This is a boost from Exelon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. Exelon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.55%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI upgraded Exelon from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $43.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Guggenheim raised shares of Exelon from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Exelon from $44.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Exelon from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $43.38.

Insider Transactions at Exelon

In related news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total value of $59,353.91. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $92,134.47. The trade was a 39.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.