Xcel Energy, Inc [NASDAQ: XEL] surged by $0.84 during the normal trading session on Wednesday and reaching a high of $69.4 during the day while it closed the day at $69.17.
Xcel Energy, Inc stock has also gained 1.96% of its value over the past 7 days. However, XEL stock has declined by -2.21% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 8.72% and gained 27.43% year-on date.
The market cap for XEL stock reached $39.89 billion, with 576.55 million shares outstanding and 575.53 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.55M shares, XEL reached a trading volume of 3623158 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 $77.07 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 1.78. 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.
Wells Fargo have made an estimate for Xcel Energy, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on January 13, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, JP Morgan raised their target price from $69 to $80. The new note on the price target was released on December 12, 2024, representing the official price target for Xcel Energy, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $71 to $76, while Jefferies kept a Buy rating on XEL stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.01, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.14.
XEL stock trade performance evaluation
Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.96. With this latest performance, XEL shares gained by 2.29% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 8.72% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 2.44% 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 55.24, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 1.15, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 1.23 for Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 68.90, while it was recorded at 68.75 for the last single week of trading, and 68.11 for the last 200 days.
Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL] shares currently have an operating margin of 17.75% and a Gross Margin at 22.29%. Xcel Energy, Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 14.06%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 2.79%, with Return on Assets sitting at 2.79%. When it comes to the capital structure of this company, Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL] has a Total Debt to Total Equity ratio set at 1.63.
Reflecting on the efficiency of the workforce at the company, Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL] managed to generate an average of $169595.78 per employee.Xcel Energy, Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.70 and a Current Ratio set at 0.80.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL] stock
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 8.47%.
Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $89.11%, or 89.28% of XEL stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of XEL stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 72.23 million shares, which is approximately 12.967%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 45.85 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.45 billion in XEL stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.88 billion in XEL stock with ownership which is approximately 6.2513%.
