Xcel Energy Stock Forecast, Price & News

Xcel Energy's stock was trading at $66.82 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, XEL shares have increased by 2.0% and is now trading at $68.18.
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15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Xcel Energy in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 11 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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Xcel Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 28th 2021.
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Xcel Energy Inc. (NYSE:XEL) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.08. The utilities provider had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.37 billion. Xcel Energy's quarterly revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.01 EPS.
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Xcel Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share on Tuesday, October 20th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 14th.
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Xcel Energy issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 29th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.90-$3.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.97.

15 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Xcel Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $59.00 to $82.00. On average, they anticipate Xcel Energy's share price to reach $69.29 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.6% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to Xcel Energy include NextEra Energy (NEE), Duke Energy (DUK), The Southern (SO), American Electric Power (AEP), Exelon (EXC), Eversource Energy (ES), Edison International (EIX), PPL (PPL), Entergy (ETR), FirstEnergy (FE), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE) and PNM Resources (PNM).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Xcel Energy investors own include Exelon (EXC), AT&T (T), WEC Energy Group (WEC), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Verizon Communications (VZ), Chevron (CVX), Intel (INTC), Walmart (WMT), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Pfizer (PFE).

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

Xcel Energy's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.82%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (6.67%), Magellan Asset Management Ltd (6.24%), State Street Corp (5.21%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.54%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.15%). Company insiders that own Xcel Energy stock include Benjamin G S Fowke III, Christopher B Clark, David L Eves, Frank P Prager, Judy M Poferl, Kent T Larson, Mark E Stoering, Robert Frenzel and Scott M Wilensky.
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XEL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, BlackRock Inc., Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., Achmea Investment Management B.V., Principal Financial Group Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Xcel Energy company stock in the last year include Benjamin G S Fowke III, and Frank P Prager.
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XEL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Reaves W H & Co. Inc., Magellan Asset Management Ltd, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP, and Squarepoint Ops LLC.
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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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of XEL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $68.18.

Xcel Energy has a market capitalization of $35.83 billion. Xcel Energy employs 11,273 workers across the globe.

The official website for Xcel Energy is www.xcelenergy.com.

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]