Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.05 EPS

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.05, Zacks reports. Exelon had a net margin of 10.60% and a return on equity of 9.47%. Exelon updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.640-2.740 EPS.

Exelon Stock Performance

EXC stock traded up $0.30 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $42.66. 2,230,571 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,315,763. Exelon has a twelve month low of $33.50 and a twelve month high of $42.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The company has a market capitalization of $42.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.82.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Exelon from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Exelon from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Guggenheim upgraded Exelon from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Exelon from $44.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Evercore ISI raised shares of Exelon from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $43.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $43.13.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Colette D. Honorable sold 1,463 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.57, for a total transaction of $59,353.91. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $92,134.47. This represents a 39.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.