Xcel Energy (XEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $75.14 to $76.45
• 50-Day Range: $69.39 to $79.41
• 52-Week Range: $68.72 to $84.23
• Volume: 6.27 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.49 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $47.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.91
• Dividend Yield: 3.11%
• Price Target: $91.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Xcel Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Xcel Energy scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 15th 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 Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Xcel Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.07, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Xcel Energy has a consensus price target of $91.00, representing about 19.3% upside from its current price of $76.31.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Xcel Energy has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings 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 Market

The P/E ratio of Xcel Energy is 20.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Xcel Energy is 20.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Xcel Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.53. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Xcel Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.90% of the float of Xcel Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Xcel Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.04.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Xcel Energy has recently increased by 18.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Xcel Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Xcel Energy has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Xcel Energy is 64.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

Xcel Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.98. 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 0.62 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Xcel Energy this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for XEL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Xcel Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Xcel Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.18% of the stock of Xcel Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.38% of the stock of Xcel Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/20 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/20 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 10/20 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/20 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:XEL
• CIK: 72903
• Web: www.xcelenergy.com
• Phone: (612) 330-5500
• Fax: 612-330-5688
• Employees: 11,534
• Year Founded: 1909

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Xcel Energy: $91.00
• High Price Target: $102.00
• Low Price Target: $77.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.07
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.48
• P/E Growth: 2.53
• Net Income: $2.02 billion
• Net Margins: 15.28%
• Pretax Margin: 13.70%
• Return on Equity: 10.65%
• Return on Assets: 2.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.49
• Current Ratio: 0.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.62 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.26
• Cash Flow: $9.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.48
• Book Value: $39.91 per share
• Price / Book: 1.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 624,634,000
• Free Float: 623,510,000
• Market Cap: $47.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.36