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Exelon (EXC) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Offing?

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Exelon Corporation (EXC - Free Report) is expected to release first-quarter 2022 earnings on May 9. This utility delivered an average negative earnings surprise of 30.47% for the last four reported quarters.

Let’s see how things have shaped up before the upcoming earnings announcement.

Factors to Note

Exelon’s first-quarter earnings are likely to have benefited from new rates effective in service territories of its unit, Commonwealth Edison, PECO Energy Company and Atlantic City Electric, from Jan 1, 2022.

Exelon’s first-quarter earnings are likely to have gained from cost discipline, strong demand from commercial and industrial customers, and decoupled distribution rates, which reduce volumetric risk.

Expectations

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter revenues and earnings per share is pegged at $4.5 billion and 66 cents, respectively. The bottom-line projection indicates a whopping increase of 1,200% from the year-ago quarter, while the top-line estimate suggests a 54.3% year-over-year decline.

What Our Quantitative Model Predicts

Our proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for Exelon this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. That is not the case here as you will see below. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Exelon Corporation Price and EPS Surprise

Exelon Corporation Price and EPS Surprise

Exelon Corporation price-eps-surprise | Exelon Corporation Quote

Earnings ESP: Exelon’s Earnings ESP is 0.00%.

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Zacks Rank: Currently, Exelon carries a Zacks Rank #3.

Stocks to Consider

Investors can consider another player from the same industry that has the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in the to-be-reported quarter.

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc (AY - Free Report) is likely to come up with an earnings beat when it reports first-quarter results. AY has an Earnings ESP of +62.50% and a Zacks Rank of #3 at present. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AY’s 2022 and 2023 EPS indicates 315.4% and 30.4% year-over-year growth, respectively.

Other Releases

NextEra Energy (NEE - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of 74 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 69 cents by 7.3%.

NextEra Energy’s long-term (three to five years) earnings growth is currently pegged at 8.82%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NEE’s 2022 and 2023 EPS indicates 10.2% and 8.5% year-over-year growth, respectively.

Entergy Corporation (ETR - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $1.32 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.38 by 4.3%.

Entergy’s long-term (three to five years) earnings growth is currently pegged at 6.07%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ETR’s 2022 and 2023 EPS indicates 5.3% and 6.7% year-over-year growth, respectively.

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