Top-Rated StocksTop-RatedTop-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNASDAQ:XEL Xcel Energy (XEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $76.78 +0.10 (+0.13%) Closing price 10/21/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$76.69 -0.09 (-0.11%) As of 09:09 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Xcel Energy Stock (NASDAQ:XEL) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Xcel Energy alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$76.52▼$77.4450-Day Range$69.39▼$79.4152-Week Range$68.72▼$84.23Volume5.56 million shsAverage Volume5.46 million shsMarket Capitalization$47.96 billionP/E Ratio21.04Dividend Yield3.09%Price Target$89.53Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Xcel Energy Inc. is a public utility holding company that provides electricity and natural gas services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Its operations include the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity, as well as the distribution and sale of natural gas. The company serves customers across Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin through operating companies including Northern States Power, Public Service Company of Colorado, Southwestern Public Service Company, and NSP-Wisconsin. Xcel Energy’s generation portfolio includes renewable resources such as wind and solar, along with other sources used to support system reliability. Xcel Energy was formed in 2000 through the merger of New Century Energies and Northern States Power. Its operating companies trace their histories to earlier electric and gas utilities, including Northern States Power, which began operations in the early 20th century. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Xcel Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks93rd Percentile Overall ScoreXEL MarketRank™: 4.6625399361 of 5 starsXcel Energy scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.9 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingXcel Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.06, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 14 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialXcel Energy has a consensus price target of $89.53, representing about 16.6% upside from its current price of $76.78.Amount of Analyst CoverageXcel Energy has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Xcel Energy's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth9.20% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Xcel Energy are expected to grow by 9.20% in the coming year, from $4.13 to $4.51 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Xcel Energy is 21.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.78.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Xcel Energy is 21.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.23.Price to Earnings Growth RatioXcel Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.55. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioXcel Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.92. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Xcel Energy's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.90% of the float of Xcel Energy has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverXcel Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.04.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Xcel Energy has recently increased by 18.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldXcel Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthXcel Energy has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Xcel Energy is 64.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Xcel Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 52.55% next year. This indicates that Xcel Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Xcel Energy's dividend. News and Social Media4.3 / 5News Sentiment0.95 News SentimentXcel Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.95. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Xcel Energy this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search Interest7 people have searched for XEL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Xcel Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Xcel Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.18% of the stock of Xcel Energy is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions78.38% of the stock of Xcel Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Xcel Energy's insider trading history. Receive XEL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Xcel Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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XEL Stock News HeadlinesSocial Security Isn't Enough: 5 Secure Dividend Stocks to Fund Your Retirement38 minutes ago | 247wallst.comMorgan Stanley Adjusts Price Target on Xcel Energy to $85 From $83October 21 at 6:55 PM | finance.yahoo.comTrump’s Plan To Cheat HistoryChina has slashed its U.S. Treasury holdings by more than 45% from their peak, while building gold vaults and payment networks that bypass the dollar entirely. Since the Federal Reserve opened in 1913, the dollar has lost most of its purchasing power. 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Since then, XEL shares have increased by 4.0% and is now trading at $76.78. How were Xcel Energy's earnings last quarter? Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 29th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.14. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does Xcel Energy have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Xcel Energy: Nicollet Holdings Company LLC, Nicollet Project Holdings LLC, Northern States Power Company (a Minnesota corporation), Northern States Power Company (a Wisconsin corporation), Public Service Company of Colorado, Southwestern Public Service Company, WestGas InterState Inc., and others. Who are Xcel Energy's major shareholders? Xcel Energy's top institutional shareholders include Perpetual Ltd (0.17%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.11%), Viking Fund Management LLC (0.05%) and Focus Financial Network Inc. (0.01%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Xcel Energy? Shares of XEL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Xcel Energy own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Xcel Energy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), ExxonMobil (XOM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Chevron (CVX) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/29/2026Record date for 10/20 Dividend9/15/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/20 Dividend9/15/2026Dividend Payable10/20/2026Today10/22/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/29/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (4w+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 For the last 4 weeks, XEL's financial health has been in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorUtilities Industry Electric Utilities Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities Current SymbolNASDAQ:XEL CIK72903 Webwww.xcelenergy.com Phone(612) 330-5500Fax612-330-5688Employees11,534Year Founded1909Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Xcel Energy$89.53 High Price Target$102.00 Low Price Target$77.00 Potential Upside/Downside+16.6%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.06 Research Coverage17 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$3.65 Trailing P/E Ratio21.04 Forward P/E Ratio18.59 P/E Growth2.55Net Income$2.02 billion Net Margins15.28% Pretax Margin13.70% Return on Equity10.65% Return on Assets2.97% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.49 Current Ratio0.70 Quick Ratio0.62 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$14.62 billion Price / Sales3.28 Cash Flow$9.01 per share Price / Cash Flow8.52 Book Value$39.91 per share Price / Book1.92Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares624,634,000Free Float623,510,000Market Cap$47.96 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.36 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Lead the Next Market BoomTesla, Nvidia, and Google helped shape the last era of market growth, but the next wave could come from a new group of companies. 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