Xcel Energy, Inc. [NASDAQ: XEL] closed the trading session at $52.04. The company report on March 7, 2024 at 9:00 AM that Statement from Xcel Energy regarding wildfires in the Texas Panhandle.
Xcel Energy (XEL) issued the following statement regarding the wildfires in the Texas Panhandle:.
Our thoughts continue to be with the families and communities impacted by the wildfires in the Texas Panhandle. We are also grateful for the courageous first responders that have worked to fight the fires and help save lives and property.
The stocks have a year to date performance of -15.94 percent and weekly performance of -1.64 percent. The stock has been moved at -10.23 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed -11.81 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed -16.83 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 5.70M shares, XEL reached to a volume of 6410086 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Xcel Energy, Inc. [XEL]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for XEL shares is $62.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on XEL stock is a recommendation set at 2.12. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Wolfe Research have made an estimate for Xcel Energy, Inc. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on March 11, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Barclays dropped their target price from $61 to $54. The new note on the price target was released on March 11, 2024, representing the official price target for Xcel Energy, Inc. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $58 to $66, while BofA Securities kept a Buy rating on XEL stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Xcel Energy, Inc. is set at 1.61, with the Price to Sales ratio for XEL stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.03. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.64, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.42.
XEL stock trade performance evaluation
Xcel Energy, Inc. [XEL] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -1.64. With this latest performance, XEL shares dropped by -11.81% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -10.23% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -22.61% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for XEL stock in for the last two-week period is set at 40.43, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 43.46, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 39.53 for Xcel Energy, Inc. [XEL]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 57.43, while it was recorded at 51.86 for the last single week of trading, and 59.77 for the last 200 days.
Xcel Energy, Inc. [XEL]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Xcel Energy, Inc.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.59 and a Current Ratio set at 0.72.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Xcel Energy, Inc. [XEL] stock
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Xcel Energy, Inc. posted 0.76/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.74/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 2.70%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for XEL. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Xcel Energy, Inc. go to 6.43%.
Xcel Energy, Inc. [XEL]: Institutional Ownership
The top three institutional holders of XEL stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in XEL stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in XEL stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.
