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As of close of business last night, Xcel Energy, Inc’s stock clocked out at $72.54, down -0.67% from its previous closing price of $73.03. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.73 million shares were traded. XEL stock price reached its highest trading level at $72.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $72.31.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of XEL’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.85 and its Current Ratio is at 0.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.59 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 42902040576 and an Enterprise Value of 75113857024. As of this moment, Xcel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.382 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.662.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for XEL is 0.36, which has changed by 0.1954515 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, XEL has reached a high of $74.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $60.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.61%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that XEL traded 3.20M shares on average per day over the past three months and 3620430 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 591.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 590.16M. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.18% stake in the company. Shares short for XEL as of 1753920000 were 9862610 with a Short Ratio of 3.08, compared to 1751241600 on 10065506. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9862610 and a Short% of Float of 1.9.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.23, XEL has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.24. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030535398The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.0. The current Payout Ratio is 63.69% for XEL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-13 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
Investors are keenly observing as 9.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Xcel Energy, Inc (XEL) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.93, with high estimates of $1.09 and low estimates of $0.78.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.85 and $3.77 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.81. EPS for the following year is $4.12, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $4.19 and $3.99.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 3 analysts expect revenue to total $3.98B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.02B to a low estimate of $3.92B. As of the current estimate, Xcel Energy, Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.64BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.66B. There is a high estimate of $3.67B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.65B.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for XEL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $15.43B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $14.55B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.93B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $13.44BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.84B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $16.32B and the low estimate is $15.03B.
