Xcel Energy Competitors

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) and Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Dividends

Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Xcel Energy pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Duke Energy pays out 76.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Xcel Energy has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Duke Energy has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Xcel Energy and Duke Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Xcel Energy and Duke Energy's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

77.9% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Xcel Energy and Duke Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

Xcel Energy currently has a consensus price target of $68.80, suggesting a potential upside of 16.31%. Duke Energy has a consensus price target of $97.2727, suggesting a potential upside of 11.76%. Given Xcel Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than Duke Energy.

Volatility and Risk

Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Energy has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Xcel Energy beats Duke Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) and Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Dividends

Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Xcel Energy pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exelon pays out 47.5% 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 17 consecutive years. Exelon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Xcel Energy and Exelon's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Xcel Energy and Exelon's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

77.9% of Xcel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.6% of Exelon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Xcel Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Exelon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Xcel Energy and Exelon, as reported by MarketBeat.

Xcel Energy currently has a consensus target price of $68.80, suggesting a potential upside of 16.31%. Exelon has a consensus target price of $44.6364, suggesting a potential upside of 13.55%. Given Xcel Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than Exelon.

Risk and Volatility

Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exelon has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Exelon beats Xcel Energy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) and Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Dividends

Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Public Service Enterprise Group pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Xcel Energy pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Public Service Enterprise Group pays out 59.8% 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 17 consecutive years and Public Service Enterprise Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Public Service Enterprise Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Xcel Energy and Public Service Enterprise Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Xcel Energy and Public Service Enterprise Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Public Service Enterprise Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xcel Energy. Public Service Enterprise Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xcel Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

77.9% of Xcel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Xcel Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Xcel Energy and Public Service Enterprise Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

Xcel Energy currently has a consensus target price of $68.80, suggesting a potential upside of 16.31%. Public Service Enterprise Group has a consensus target price of $63.7273, suggesting a potential upside of 15.68%. Given Xcel Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than Public Service Enterprise Group.

Risk and Volatility

Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Public Service Enterprise Group has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Public Service Enterprise Group beats Xcel Energy on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) and WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Dividends

Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. WEC Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $2.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Xcel Energy pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WEC Energy Group pays out 75.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Xcel Energy has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years and WEC Energy Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Xcel Energy and WEC Energy Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Xcel Energy and WEC Energy Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

77.9% of Xcel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of WEC Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Xcel Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of WEC Energy Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Xcel Energy and WEC Energy Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

Xcel Energy currently has a consensus target price of $68.80, suggesting a potential upside of 16.31%. WEC Energy Group has a consensus target price of $94.20, suggesting a potential upside of 13.78%. Given Xcel Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than WEC Energy Group.

Risk and Volatility

Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEC Energy Group has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

WEC Energy Group beats Xcel Energy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) and Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Xcel Energy and Consolidated Edison, as reported by MarketBeat.

Xcel Energy currently has a consensus target price of $68.80, suggesting a potential upside of 16.31%. Consolidated Edison has a consensus target price of $76.1154, suggesting a potential upside of 13.54%. Given Xcel Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than Consolidated Edison.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

77.9% of Xcel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Xcel Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Consolidated Edison pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Xcel Energy pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Consolidated Edison pays out 70.9% 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 17 consecutive years and Consolidated Edison has raised its dividend for 47 consecutive years. Consolidated Edison is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Profitability

This table compares Xcel Energy and Consolidated Edison's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk and Volatility

Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Xcel Energy and Consolidated Edison's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Summary

Xcel Energy beats Consolidated Edison on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) and Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for PG&E and Xcel Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

PG&E currently has a consensus target price of $14.1818, indicating a potential upside of 29.28%. Xcel Energy has a consensus target price of $68.80, indicating a potential upside of 16.31%. Given PG&E's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe PG&E is more favorable than Xcel Energy.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

70.1% of PG&E shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.9% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PG&E shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares PG&E and Xcel Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk & Volatility

PG&E has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PG&E and Xcel Energy's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Xcel Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PG&E. PG&E is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xcel Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.