SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 44,166 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,127,000.
Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new position in Xcel Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Fairway Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Xcel Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its position in Xcel Energy by 26.0% during the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 731 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. bought a new position in Xcel Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in Xcel Energy by 23.2% during the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 827 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. 78.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have recently commented on XEL. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Xcel Energy from $72.00 to $73.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley set a $78.00 price target on shares of Xcel Energy and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Xcel Energy from $74.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Xcel Energy from $73.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Xcel Energy from $69.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $75.90.
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Xcel Energy Stock Down 1.7%
NASDAQ XEL traded down $1.14 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $65.65. 3,460,190 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,580,379. The company's 50-day moving average is $69.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $68.73. Xcel Energy Inc. has a one year low of $51.97 and a one year high of $73.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.80. The company has a market capitalization of $37.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.37.
Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.95 by ($0.11). Xcel Energy had a return on equity of 10.20% and a net margin of 14.10%. The firm had revenue of $3.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.93 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.88 EPS. The company's revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Xcel Energy Inc. will post 3.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Xcel Energy Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, July 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a $0.57 dividend. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. Xcel Energy's payout ratio is presently 67.06%.
Xcel Energy 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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