XEL vs. CEG, NGG, EPD, ET, VST, 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 (NGG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Vistra (VST), 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.
Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and community ranking.
82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Xcel Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Constellation Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Xcel Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Constellation Energy and 7 mentions for Xcel Energy. Xcel Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.96 indicating that Xcel Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xcel Energy pays out 67.1% 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. Constellation Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Xcel Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Xcel Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Constellation Energy received 124 more outperform votes than Xcel Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.37% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 32.24% of users gave Xcel Energy an outperform vote.
Constellation Energy has a net margin of 15.91% compared to Xcel Energy's net margin of 14.40%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.96% beat Xcel Energy's return on equity.
Xcel Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Constellation 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.
Constellation Energy currently has a consensus price target of $292.86, indicating a potential upside of 0.63%. Xcel Energy has a consensus price target of $75.90, indicating a potential upside of 10.06%. Given Xcel Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than Constellation Energy.
Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Constellation Energy beats Xcel Energy on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:XEL) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
