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After finishing at $69.81 in the prior trading day, Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: XEL) closed at $68.93, down -1.25%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.43 million shares were traded.
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:
As of this moment, Xcel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.01.
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 -1.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.76%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 576.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 575.46M. Insiders hold about 0.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.61% stake in the company.
