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Xcel Energy (XEL) Competitors

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XEL vs. AEP, LNT, CMS, D, DTE, DUK, FE, NEE, NI, and WEC

Should you be buying Xcel Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xcel Energy include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), CMS Energy (CMS), Dominion Energy (D), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), FirstEnergy (FE), NextEra Energy (NEE), NiSource (NI), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry.

Xcel Energy vs. Its Competitors

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

In the previous week, American Electric Power had 6 more articles in the media than Xcel Energy. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for American Electric Power and 39 mentions for Xcel Energy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Xcel Energy's score of 1.24 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Xcel Energy
19 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Electric Power
29 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Xcel Energy pays out 63.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Xcel Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Xcel Energy currently has a consensus target price of $84.92, suggesting a potential upside of 5.13%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $119.26, suggesting a potential upside of 1.95%. Given Xcel Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than American Electric Power.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Xcel Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
American Electric Power
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47

American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.68% compared to Xcel Energy's net margin of 14.85%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.55% beat Xcel Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Xcel Energy14.85% 10.52% 2.92%
American Electric Power 17.68%11.55%3.11%

American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Xcel Energy. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xcel Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Xcel Energy$13.44B3.55$1.94B$3.6122.37
American Electric Power$19.72B3.17$2.97B$6.8417.10

78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

American Electric Power beats Xcel Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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XEL vs. The Competition

MetricXcel EnergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$47.79B$26.93B$17.07B$10.49B
Dividend Yield2.79%3.45%4.60%4.78%
P/E Ratio22.3819.7058.1127.17
Price / Sales3.554.5633.59132.45
Price / Cash9.709.4119.3262.13
Price / Book2.382.422.306.62
Net Income$1.94B$1.43B$748.50M$276.88M
7 Day Performance-0.20%2.87%1.17%1.49%
1 Month Performance12.11%6.84%8.72%4.79%
1 Year Performance27.70%17.52%60.34%36.32%

Xcel Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
XEL
Xcel Energy
3.9045 of 5 stars
$80.63
-0.6%
$84.92
+5.3%
+26.7%$47.72B$13.44B22.3511,380Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
AEP
American Electric Power
4.5637 of 5 stars
$115.66
+1.4%
$111.63
-3.5%
+16.0%$61.85B$19.72B16.9116,330Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
LNT
Alliant Energy
4.0945 of 5 stars
$68.12
+2.0%
$66.00
-3.1%
+8.5%$17.50B$3.98B21.022,998News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CMS
CMS Energy
4.3547 of 5 stars
$73.19
+1.2%
$77.36
+5.7%
+5.1%$21.91B$8.02B21.658,324Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
D
Dominion Energy
3.8666 of 5 stars
$61.50
0.0%
$60.33
-1.9%
+0.2%$52.49B$14.46B21.2114,700Trending News
Analyst Revision
DTE
DTE Energy
4.6979 of 5 stars
$141.84
+1.3%
$144.00
+1.5%
+10.1%$29.44B$14.20B20.419,500Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DUK
Duke Energy
4.3247 of 5 stars
$124.38
+0.7%
$132.25
+6.3%
+6.4%$96.72B$30.36B20.2226,413Trending News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FE
FirstEnergy
3.5858 of 5 stars
$46.36
+0.9%
$46.25
-0.2%
+6.6%$26.77B$14.05B20.5112,294Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
NEE
NextEra Energy
4.6135 of 5 stars
$82.13
+2.6%
$84.08
+2.4%
+0.7%$169.13B$25.90B28.729,300Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NI
NiSource
4.3155 of 5 stars
$44.18
+0.8%
$44.38
+0.4%
+23.2%$20.80B$5.46B23.507,746Positive News
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.2909 of 5 stars
$114.54
+1.1%
$110.70
-3.4%
+17.7%$36.87B$8.60B21.947,017Trending News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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