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Xcel Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) closed the day trading at $52.75 down -0.85% from the previous closing price of $53.20. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.85 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.18 million shares were traded. XEL stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.705.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of XEL, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.74 and its Current Ratio is at 0.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.53.
On March 11, 2024, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $61 to $54.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on October 06, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $58 to $66.
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 20 ’24 when O’Connor Timothy John sold 17,563 shares for $55.77 per share. The transaction valued at 979,471 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
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 29309956096 and an Enterprise Value of 57456979968. As of this moment, Xcel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.72. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.171 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.821.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, XEL has reached a high of $65.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $46.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.76%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, XEL traded about 3.77M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, XEL traded about 2979340 shares per day. A total of 554.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 553.58M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.20% stake in the company. Shares short for XEL as of 1718323200 were 6709183 with a Short Ratio of 1.78, compared to 1715731200 on 9185716. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6709183 and a Short% of Float of 1.39.
Dividends & Splits
XEL’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.13, up from 2.108 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03962406The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.86.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 10.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Xcel Energy, Inc. (XEL) in the stock market.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.58 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.68 and a low estimate of $0.38, while EPS last year was $0.52. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.31, with high estimates of $1.44 and low estimates of $1.25.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.6 and $3.52 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.56. EPS for the following year is $3.84, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $3.93 and $3.78.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $3.24B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.41B to a low estimate of $3.08B. As of the current estimate, Xcel Energy, Inc.’s year-ago sales were $3.02BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.84B. There is a high estimate of $3.95B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.72B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for XEL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.41B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $14.26B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.97B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $14.21BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.76B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.11B and the low estimate is $14.94B.
