Xcel Energy - XEL Stock Price Target and Predictions

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Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Consensus Price Target: $62.83
Forecasted Upside: 14.83%
Number of Analysts: 12
Breakdown:
0 Sell Ratings
5 Hold Ratings
7 Buy Ratings
0 Strong Buy Ratings

^$54.72 As of 04/19/2024 01:00 AM ET

▲ +0.96 (1.79%)

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Analyst Price Target for XEL

^$62.83

▲ +14.83% Upside Potential

This price target is based on 12 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Xcel Energy in the last 3 months. The average price target is $62.83, with a high forecast of $75.00 and a low forecast of $54.00. The average price target represents a 14.83% upside from the last price of $54.72.

Current Consensus is Moderate Buy

The current consensus among 12 contributing investment analysts is to moderate buy stock in Xcel Energy. This Moderate Buy consensus rating has held steady for over two years.

Past Monthly Recommendations

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0 strong buy ratings
7 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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10/27/2022

0 strong buy ratings
7 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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1/25/2023

0 strong buy ratings
7 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
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4/25/2023

0 strong buy ratings
7 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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7/24/2023

0 strong buy ratings
7 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
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10/22/2023

0 strong buy ratings
7 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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1/20/2024

0 strong buy ratings
7 buy ratings
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3/20/2024

0 strong buy ratings
7 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
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4/19/2024

Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
4/19/2024	KeyCorp	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$68.00 ➝ $65.00	Low
3/13/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$68.00 ➝ $59.00	Low
3/11/2024	Barclays	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$61.00 ➝ $54.00	Low
3/11/2024	Wolfe Research	Upgrade	Peer Perform ➝ Outperform	$58.00	Low
1/30/2024	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$67.00 ➝ $68.00	Low
1/29/2024	Barclays	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$62.00 ➝ $61.00	Low
1/26/2024	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$63.00 ➝ $64.00	Low
1/17/2024	Barclays	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$61.00 ➝ $62.00	Low
1/4/2024	KeyCorp	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$62.00 ➝ $68.00	Low
12/18/2023	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$59.00 ➝ $62.00	Low
11/30/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$66.00 ➝ $68.00	Low
11/21/2023	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$58.00 ➝ $59.00	Low
10/30/2023	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$58.00 ➝ $59.00	Low
10/25/2023	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$61.00 ➝ $58.00	Low
10/24/2023	Mizuho	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$69.00 ➝ $62.00	Low
10/9/2023	Barclays	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$60.00 ➝ $57.00	Low
10/6/2023	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$58.00 ➝ $66.00	Low
10/5/2023	KeyCorp	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$71.00 ➝ $62.00	Low
9/29/2023	Bank of America	Lower Target		$60.00 ➝ $58.00	Low
9/21/2023	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$59.00 ➝ $61.00	Low
9/20/2023	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$66.00 ➝ $62.00	Low
9/15/2023	Evercore ISI	Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$66.00 ➝ $62.00	Low
9/6/2023	Royal Bank of Canada	Lower Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$76.00 ➝ $67.00	Low
8/24/2023	Barclays	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$60.00	Low
8/23/2023	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$64.00 ➝ $59.00	Low
8/22/2023	Bank of America	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$72.00 ➝ $60.00	Low
7/21/2023	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$64.00	Low
6/21/2023	BMO Capital Markets	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform		Low
6/7/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$75.00	Low
6/6/2023	Bank of America	Lower Target		$74.00 ➝ $70.00	Low
6/5/2023	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Target		$75.00 ➝ $69.00	Low
6/2/2023	Wolfe Research	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Peer Perform		Low
6/2/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$79.00 ➝ $68.00	Low
5/30/2023	Mizuho	Lower Target		$72.00 ➝ $69.00	Low
4/20/2023	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$62.00 ➝ $67.00	Low
4/19/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Overweight	$73.00 ➝ $79.00	Low
4/5/2023	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Target	Outperform	$74.00 ➝ $73.00	Low
3/21/2023	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$66.00 ➝ $62.00	Low
3/17/2023	Mizuho	Lower Target	Buy	$75.00 ➝ $72.00	Low
2/22/2023	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$68.00 ➝ $66.00	Low
1/27/2023	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$76.00 ➝ $73.00	Low
1/23/2023	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$67.00 ➝ $68.00	Low
12/15/2022	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$63.00 ➝ $67.00	Low
12/14/2022	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target		$69.00 ➝ $76.00	Low
11/21/2022	UBS Group	Boost Target		$68.00	Low
11/21/2022	Credit Suisse Group	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$68.00	Low
11/11/2022	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$59.00 ➝ $63.00	Low
10/21/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$73.00 ➝ $59.00	Low
10/20/2022	Wolfe Research	Upgrade	Peer Perform ➝ Outperform	$69.00	Low
10/20/2022	KeyCorp	Lower Target	Overweight	$78.00 ➝ $68.00	Low
10/19/2022	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$79.00 ➝ $69.00	Low
10/19/2022	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Target	Outperform	$72.00 ➝ $64.00	Low
10/19/2022	Mizuho	Lower Target	Buy	$72.00 ➝ $65.00	Low
10/18/2022	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Target	Overweight	$86.00 ➝ $72.00	Low
10/5/2022	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Target	Outperform	$80.00 ➝ $71.00	Low
8/23/2022	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$69.00 ➝ $74.00	Low
7/21/2022	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$64.00 ➝ $69.00	Low
7/18/2022	Barclays	Lower Target	Overweight	$82.00 ➝ $78.00	Low
6/30/2022	UBS Group	Lower Target	Neutral	$74.00 ➝ $71.00	Low
6/9/2022	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Target		$77.00	Low
5/23/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$75.00 ➝ $72.00	Low
4/25/2022	Credit Suisse Group	Initiated Coverage	Outperform		High
4/20/2022	KeyCorp	Boost Target	Overweight	$78.00 ➝ $79.00	Low
4/20/2022	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$69.00 ➝ $75.00	Low
4/7/2022	KeyCorp	Boost Target	Overweight	$76.00 ➝ $78.00	Low
1/25/2022	Evercore ISI	Upgrade	In-Line ➝ Outperform	$70.00 ➝ $75.00	Medium
1/13/2022	KeyCorp	Boost Target	Overweight	$75.00 ➝ $76.00	Low
1/10/2022	Mizuho	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$64.00 ➝ $72.00	Low
11/21/2021	BMO Capital Markets	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$68.00 ➝ $70.00	High
11/2/2021	Mizuho	Boost Target	Neutral	$64.00 ➝ $70.00	Low
10/29/2021	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$67.00 ➝ $72.00	Low
10/19/2021	KeyCorp	Boost Target	Overweight	$74.00 ➝ $75.00	Low
10/19/2021	Morgan Stanley	Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Equal Weight	$65.00	Low
10/12/2021	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$73.00 ➝ $76.00	Medium
10/1/2021	Barclays	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$75.00 ➝ $76.00	Low
8/4/2021	Mizuho	Boost Target	Neutral	$63.00 ➝ $70.00	Low
5/25/2021	Barclays	Boost Target	Average ➝ Equal Weight	$69.00 ➝ $75.00	Low
4/21/2021	KeyCorp	Boost Target	Overweight	$71.00 ➝ $74.00	Low
4/20/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$60.00 ➝ $65.00	Low
3/19/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$59.00 ➝ $60.00	Medium
2/25/2021	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$60.00 ➝ $59.00	Low
2/3/2021	Mizuho	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$68.00 ➝ $63.00	Medium
1/20/2021	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$62.00 ➝ $60.00	Medium
1/12/2021	KeyCorp	Lower Target	Overweight	$75.00 ➝ $71.00	Low
12/15/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$67.00 ➝ $62.00	Low
11/18/2020	Barclays	Boost Target	Positive ➝ Equal Weight	$70.00 ➝ $82.00	High
11/17/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$65.00 ➝ $67.00	Medium
10/27/2020	Mizuho	Boost Target	Neutral	$68.00 ➝ $72.00	Medium
10/26/2020	Smith Barney Citigroup	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$76.00	Medium
10/20/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$60.00 ➝ $65.00	Low
10/19/2020	KeyCorp	Boost Target	Overweight	$74.00 ➝ $75.00	High
8/25/2020	Argus	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold		Medium
8/21/2020	Mizuho	Boost Target	Neutral	$61.00 ➝ $68.00	Medium
7/21/2020	KeyCorp	Boost Target	Overweight	$66.00 ➝ $74.00	Low
7/17/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$56.00 ➝ $59.00	Low
6/17/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$55.00 ➝ $56.00	Low
5/13/2020	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Underweight	$61.00 ➝ $55.00	Low
4/24/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$70.00	Medium
4/15/2020	Mizuho	Boost Target	Neutral	$53.00 ➝ $63.00	Low
4/15/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$64.00 ➝ $61.00	Low
4/8/2020	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$62.00	High
3/27/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Target	Overweight	$69.00 ➝ $64.00	Medium
3/26/2020	Barclays	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$70.00 ➝ $54.00	Low
3/16/2020	UBS Group	Lower Target	Neutral	$75.00 ➝ $65.00	High
3/13/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$70.00	Medium
3/12/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$70.00 ➝ $64.00	High
2/19/2020	BMO Capital Markets	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$68.00	Low
1/31/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target	Overweight	$70.00 ➝ $77.00	Medium
1/31/2020	Bank of America	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral	$70.00	High
1/30/2020	Cfra	Boost Target	Sell	$62.00 ➝ $64.00	Low
1/17/2020	KeyCorp	Lower Target	Overweight	$73.00 ➝ $66.00	Low
12/15/2019	The Goldman Sachs Group	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$59.00	Medium
10/21/2019	KeyCorp	Boost Target	Overweight	$67.00 ➝ $73.00	Low
10/10/2019	Mizuho	Boost Target	Neutral	$50.00 ➝ $64.00	Low
9/30/2019	Bank of America	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform	$62.00	Low
9/6/2019	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$60.00 ➝ $63.00	Low
9/6/2019	UBS Group	Boost Target	Neutral	$63.00 ➝ $66.00	Low
9/3/2019	SunTrust Banks	Set Target	Hold	$63.00	Low
8/16/2019	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$61.00 ➝ $60.00	Low
8/13/2019	Barclays	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$64.00	Low
6/19/2019	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$64.00	Medium
6/14/2019	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$57.00 ➝ $60.00	Medium
6/4/2019	KeyCorp	Initiated Coverage	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$62.00	Medium
5/23/2019	Argus	Boost Target	Buy	$64.00	Medium
4/26/2019	Wolfe Research	Set Target	Hold	$57.00	Low

(Data available from 4/20/2019 forward)

News Sentiment Rating

0.59 (Buy)

Our news sentiment rating is based on the average sentiment of articles about this company published in the media in the last 30 days of headlines and can range from 2 (very positive sentiment) to -2 (very negative sentiment).

News Sentiment Over Time

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30 very positive mentions
20 positive mentions
2 negative mentions
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9/23/2023

30 very positive mentions
13 positive mentions
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10/23/2023

10 very positive mentions
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11/22/2023

27 very positive mentions
18 positive mentions
2 negative mentions
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12/22/2023

29 very positive mentions
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1/21/2024

42 very positive mentions
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2/20/2024

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3/21/2024

18 very positive mentions
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4/20/2024

Current Sentiment

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Xcel Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, purchasing, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility, Regulated Natural Gas Utility, and All Other segments. The company generates electricity through wind, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar energy sources, as well as coal, natural gas, oil, wood, and refuse-derived fuels. It also purchases, transports, distributes, and sells natural gas to retail customers, as well as transports customer-owned natural gas. In addition, the company develops and leases natural gas pipelines, and storage and compression facilities; and invests in rental housing projects and nonregulated assets, as well as procures equipment for the construction of renewable generation facilities. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the portions of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Today's Range

Now: $54.72

$53.84

$55.00

50 Day Range

MA: $54.16

$48.44

$59.81

52 Week Range

Now: $54.72

$46.79

$71.32

Volume

4,477,716 shs

Average Volume

3,596,921 shs

Market Capitalization

$30.40 billion

P/E Ratio

17.05

Dividend Yield

4.07%

Beta

0.36

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Xcel Energy?: The following equities research analysts have issued stock ratings on Xcel Energy in the last year: Bank of America Co., Barclays PLC, BMO Capital Markets, Evercore ISI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KeyCorp, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, StockNews.com, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., TheStreet, Wells Fargo & Company, and Wolfe Research.
View the latest analyst ratings for XEL.
What is the current price target for Xcel Energy?: 12 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for Xcel Energy in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $62.83, suggesting a possible upside of 14.8%. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has the highest price target set, predicting XEL will reach $75.00 in the next twelve months. Barclays PLC has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $54.00 for Xcel Energy in the next year.
View the latest price targets for XEL.
What is the current consensus analyst rating for Xcel Energy?: Xcel Energy currently has 5 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Moderate Buy."
View the latest ratings for XEL.
What other companies compete with Xcel Energy?: Other companies that are similar to Xcel Energy include Consolidated Edison, Public Service Enterprise Group, WEC Energy Group, PG&E and Exelon. Learn More about companies similar to Xcel Energy.
How do I contact Xcel Energy's investor relations team?: Xcel Energy's physical mailing address is 414 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN, 55401. The company's listed phone number is (612) 330-5500 and its investor relations email address is [email protected]. The official website for Xcel Energy is www.xcelenergy.com. Learn More about contacing Xcel Energy investor relations.

Xcel Energy - XEL Stock Price Target and Predictions

Analyst Price Target for XEL

Current Consensus is Moderate Buy

Past Monthly Recommendations

Latest Recommendations

News Sentiment Rating

0.59 (Buy)

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