Zacks Research Equities Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL)

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Xcel Energy in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.84 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.80. The consensus estimate for Xcel Energy's current full-year earnings is $3.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Xcel Energy's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.09 EPS.

XEL has been the topic of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Xcel Energy from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Xcel Energy from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $58.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 11th. TheStreet downgraded shares of Xcel Energy from a "b-" rating to a "c+" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 14th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Xcel Energy from $56.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 30th. Finally, KeyCorp cut their target price on shares of Xcel Energy from $68.00 to $65.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 19th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $62.83.

Xcel Energy Trading Up 1.0 %

NASDAQ:XEL traded up $0.55 on Monday, hitting $56.07. The stock had a trading volume of 3,694,232 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,160,524. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $53.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. Xcel Energy has a 1-year low of $46.79 and a 1-year high of $66.52. The stock has a market cap of $31.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.67, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 0.36.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $3.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.12 billion. Xcel Energy had a net margin of 13.36% and a return on equity of 11.03%. Xcel Energy's revenue was down 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.76 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of XEL. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Xcel Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Xcel Energy during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Xcel Energy during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Heritage Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in Xcel Energy during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Finally, Capital Analysts LLC boosted its stake in Xcel Energy by 293.6% during the 4th quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 433 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 323 shares during the period. 78.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Xcel Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, April 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th were given a $0.548 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 14th. This is an increase from Xcel Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. This represents a $2.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.91%. Xcel Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 65.77%.

Xcel Energy Company Profile

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.