XEL vs. CEG, NGG, EPD, VST, ET, AEP, TRP, EXC, VG, and CQP
Should you be buying Xcel Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xcel Energy include Constellation Energy (CEG), National Grid Transco (NGG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Vistra (VST), Energy Transfer (ET), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Venture Global (VG), and Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Xcel Energy vs. Its Competitors
Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) and Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.
Xcel Energy currently has a consensus target price of $75.80, suggesting a potential upside of 11.05%. Constellation Energy has a consensus target price of $299.67, suggesting a potential downside of 3.73%. Given Xcel Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than Constellation Energy.
Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Constellation Energy 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.
Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Xcel Energy pays out 67.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% 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 increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Constellation Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Xcel Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Xcel Energy had 17 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Xcel Energy and 6 mentions for Constellation Energy. Xcel Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.55 indicating that Xcel Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Xcel Energy has a net margin of 14.10% compared to Constellation Energy's net margin of 12.33%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.93% beat Xcel Energy's return on equity.
Constellation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Xcel Energy. Xcel Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Constellation Energy beats Xcel Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:XEL) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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