Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc purchased a new stake in Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 3,778 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $267,000.
Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in shares of Xcel Energy by 23.2% during the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 827 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Xcel Energy by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,242 shares of the company's stock valued at $624,000 after buying an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Xcel Energy by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 5,934 shares of the company's stock valued at $401,000 after buying an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Xcel Energy by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,155 shares of the company's stock valued at $348,000 after buying an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Xcel Energy by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 4,406 shares of the company's stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.38% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
XEL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company set a $78.00 price target on Xcel Energy and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Barclays lifted their price target on Xcel Energy from $72.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Xcel Energy from $69.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Xcel Energy from $74.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on Xcel Energy from $73.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Xcel Energy presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $75.80.
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Xcel Energy Price Performance
XEL stock traded down $0.31 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $67.88. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,192,837 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,602,902. Xcel Energy Inc. has a 12 month low of $51.97 and a 12 month high of $73.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a 50 day moving average of $69.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.61.
Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.95 by ($0.11). The firm had revenue of $3.91 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.93 billion. Xcel Energy had a net margin of 14.10% and a return on equity of 10.20%. The firm's revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.88 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Xcel Energy Inc. will post 3.82 EPS for the current year.
Xcel Energy Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, July 20th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.57 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.36%. Xcel Energy's payout ratio is presently 67.06%.
Xcel Energy Company Profile
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Xcel Energy Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, purchasing, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility, Regulated Natural Gas Utility, and All Other segments. The company generates electricity through wind, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar energy sources, as well as coal, natural gas, oil, wood, and refuse-derived fuels.
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