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In the latest session, Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: XEL) closed at $70.67 up 1.57% from its previous closing price of $69.58. In other words, the price has increased by $1.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.54 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Xcel Energy, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 11 ’25 when Stockfish Devin W bought 2,170 shares for $68.93 per share. The transaction valued at 149,578 led to the insider holds 3,007 shares of the business.
Prager Frank P sold 2,041 shares of XEL for $121,440 on Aug 16 ’24. The SVP, Strategy and External Aff now owns 28,705 shares after completing the transaction at $59.50 per share. On May 20 ’24, another insider, O’Connor Timothy John, who serves as the EVP, Chief Operations Officer of the company, sold 17,563 shares for $55.77 each. As a result, the insider received 979,471 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Xcel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.06.
Stock Price History:
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 1.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.52%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 576.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 574.83M. Insiders hold about 0.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.48% stake in the company.
