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After finishing at $68.31 in the prior trading day, Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: XEL) closed at $68.80, up 0.72%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.34 million shares were traded. XEL stock price reached its highest trading level at $68.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $67.375.
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 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 0.80. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.53.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on January 13, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $72 from $70 previously.
On December 12, 2024, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $69 to $80.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on November 01, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $71 to $76.
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. On Aug 16 ’24, another insider, Prager Frank P, who serves as the SVP, Strategy and External Aff of the company, sold 2,041 shares for $59.50 each. As a result, the insider received 121,440 and left with 28,705 shares of the company.
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 39681159168 and an Enterprise Value of 70933127168. As of this moment, Xcel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.178 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.239.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for XEL is 0.38, which has changed by 0.23187113 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11241627 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, XEL has reached a high of $73.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $51.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.41%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.02M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4129600 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 576.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 574.77M. Insiders hold about 0.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.25% stake in the company. Shares short for XEL as of 1745971200 were 8834925 with a Short Ratio of 2.20, compared to 1743379200 on 8507451. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8834925 and a Short% of Float of 1.7500000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, XEL’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.21, compared to 2.21 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03235251The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.97. The current Payout Ratio is 63.69% for XEL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-06-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
