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After finishing at $79.04 in the prior trading day, Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: XEL) closed at $78.39, down -0.82%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.58 million shares were traded. XEL stock price reached its highest trading level at $79.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $77.63.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of XEL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.69 and its Current Ratio is at 0.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.61.
On October 22, 2025, BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $96.
On October 16, 2025, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $93.TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating on October 16, 2025, with a $93 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 01 ’25 when O’Connor Timothy John bought 13,338 shares for $70.70 per share.
Stockfish Devin W bought 2,170 shares of XEL for $149,578 on Mar 11 ’25. The Director now owns 3,007 shares after completing the transaction at $68.93 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, XEL now has a Market Capitalization of 46370803712 and an Enterprise Value of 80870801408. As of this moment, Xcel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.684 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.205.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for XEL is 0.46, which has changed by 0.11543894 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, XEL has reached a high of $83.01, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $62.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.54%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.97M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4014590 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 591.43M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 590.37M. Insiders hold about 0.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.63% stake in the company. Shares short for XEL as of 1763078400 were 25850654 with a Short Ratio of 5.20, compared to 1760486400 on 21963400. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 25850654 and a Short% of Float of 4.9799999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, XEL’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.26, compared to 2.26 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028593117. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.03. The current Payout Ratio is 63.69% for XEL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-06-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 10.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Xcel Energy, Inc (XEL) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.93, with high estimates of $0.99 and low estimates of $0.84.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.85 and $3.78 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.82. EPS for the following year is $4.11, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $4.17 and $4.02.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $3.76B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.81B to a low estimate of $3.71B. As of. The current estimate, Xcel Energy, Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.12BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.3B. There is a high estimate of $4.38B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.22B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for XEL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $15.46B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $14.57B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.88B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $13.44BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.02B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $16.78B and the low estimate is $15.32B.
