Xcel Energy (XEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

12 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Xcel Energy in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" XEL shares.
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12 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Xcel Energy's shares. Their XEL share price targets range from $54.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $63.08 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.1% from the stock's current price.
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Xcel Energy's stock was trading at $61.91 at the beginning of the year. Since then, XEL shares have decreased by 15.2% and is now trading at $52.53.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2024.
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Xcel Energy will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 25th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 866-583-1035 with passcode "2618878#".

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 25th. The company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $3.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.01 billion. Xcel Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.78% and a net margin of 12.47%. Xcel Energy's quarterly revenue was down 15.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.69 earnings per share.
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Xcel Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.548 per share on Saturday, April 20th. This represents a $2.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.52.
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Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) pays an annual dividend of $2.19 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.12%. XEL has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 21 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 68.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, XEL will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.18% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (RYU), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (RSPU), Invesco Dorsey Wright Utilities Momentum ETF (PUI), Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU), First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF (ECLN), iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU), Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) and Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (FUTY).

Xcel Energy updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Friday, January, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.500-3.600 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.570. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Xcel Energy's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.06%), Reinhart Partners LLC. (0.04%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.02%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.02%) and BTC Capital Management Inc. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Benjamin G S Fowke III, Benjamin G S Fowke III, Brett C Carter, Christopher B Clark, Darla Figoli, David T Hudson, Frank P Prager, Kim Williams and Timothy John O'connor.
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