NYSE:XEL - Xcel Energy Stock Price, Price Target & More

Xcel Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "XEL."

Xcel Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.38 per share on Friday, July 20th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 14th. View Xcel Energy's Dividend History.

Xcel Energy Inc (NYSE:XEL) posted its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The utilities provider reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.06. The utilities provider earned $2.95 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.98 billion. Xcel Energy had a net margin of 10.06% and a return on equity of 10.44%. The firm's revenue was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.47 EPS. View Xcel Energy's Earnings History.

Xcel Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Xcel Energy.

Xcel Energy updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.37-2.47 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.43.

10 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Xcel Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $43.00 to $53.00. On average, they expect Xcel Energy's stock price to reach $47.70 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Xcel Energy.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Xcel Energy in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Xcel Energy saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 29th, there was short interest totalling 9,770,650 shares, a decrease of 19.2% from the June 15th total of 12,098,662 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,435,028 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.8 days. Approximately 1.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Xcel Energy's Current Options Chain.

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News stories about XEL stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Xcel Energy earned a daily sentiment score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the utilities provider an impact score of 45.62 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Xcel Energy's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Scout Investments Inc. (0.24%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.14%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.04%), First PREMIER Bank (0.02%) and NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.02%). Company insiders that own Xcel Energy stock include Benjamin G S Fowke III, Daniel Yohannes, David L Eves, James T Prokopanko, Kent T Larson, Mark E Stoering, Marvin E Jr Mcdaniel and Timothy V Wolf. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Xcel Energy.

XEL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. and CenturyLink Investment Management Co. Company insiders that have sold Xcel Energy company stock in the last year include Benjamin G S Fowke III, Kent T Larson, Mark E Stoering, Marvin E Jr Mcdaniel and Timothy V Wolf. View Insider Buying and Selling for Xcel Energy.

XEL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Bank of Montreal Can, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, First PREMIER Bank, IFM Investors Pty Ltd and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB. Company insiders that have bought Xcel Energy stock in the last two years include Daniel Yohannes and James T Prokopanko. View Insider Buying and Selling for Xcel Energy.

Shares of XEL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of XEL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.07.

Xcel Energy has a market capitalization of $22.16 billion and generates $11.40 billion in revenue each year. Xcel Energy employs 11,512 workers across the globe.

Xcel Energy's mailing address is 414 Nicollet Mall, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401-1927, United States. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at +1-612-3305500 or via email at [email protected]