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After finishing at $62.93 in the prior trading day, Xcel Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) closed at $62.58, down -0.56%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.87 million shares were traded. XEL stock price reached its highest trading level at $63.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.44.
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 0.86 and its Current Ratio is at 0.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.70 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.60.
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 this company, Jefferies on September 20, 2024, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $70.
On August 26, 2024, Argus Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $68.
Wolfe Research Upgraded its Peer Perform to Outperform on March 11, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $58.
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 Aug 16 ’24 when Prager Frank P sold 2,041 shares for $59.50 per share. The transaction valued at 121,440 led to the insider holds 28,705 shares of the business.
O’Connor Timothy John sold 17,563 shares of XEL for $979,471 on May 20 ’24. The EVP, Chief Operations Officer now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $55.77 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 34888413184 and an Enterprise Value of 63892393984. As of this moment, Xcel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.636 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.651.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, XEL has reached a high of $65.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $46.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.18%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.23M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2541640 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 557.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 555.23M. Insiders hold about 0.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.33% stake in the company. Shares short for XEL as of 1726185600 were 7386373 with a Short Ratio of 2.28, compared to 1723680000 on 8494686. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7386373 and a Short% of Float of 1.52.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, XEL’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.135, compared to 2.16 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033926584The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.91.
