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XEL · Xcel Energy Inc.

Utilities - Regulated ElectricUnited StatesAnalyst view: Strong Buy

$81.67

-0.47% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Bullish5 bullish · 0 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Strong Buy (1.42 from 18 analysts)
To mean target: +13.5%

Market cap

$50B

Enterprise value

$88B

Trailing P/E

23.3

Forward P/E

17.8

Dividend yield

3.0%

Beta

0.40

Avg volume

6M

Employees

12K

2D change

5D change

-0.07%

10D change

2.46%

30D change

-1.85%

60D change

2.29%

MTD change

1.27%

YTD change

10.91%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingStrong Buy
Recommendation mean (1–5)1.42
Covering analysts18
Mean price target$92.72
Low price target$74.00
Upside to mean target+13.5%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)52.8
50-day MA$79.28
200-day MA$78.11
Price vs 50-day MA+1.3%
Price vs 200-day MA+2.8%
MACD histogram0.03
Volume vs 3-month avg0.7×
52w low $69.0152w high $82.67

Analyst sentiment over time — XEL

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-22

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

JP Morgan

Overweight

$102

+24.9% vs price
▲ raised from $91.00Maintains · 2026-07-16

Barclays

Overweight

$90.00

+10.2% vs price
▲ raised from $87.00Maintains · 2026-07-09

UBS

Buy

$91.00

+11.4% vs price
▲ raised from $89.00Maintains · 2026-04-20

Citigroup

Buy

$92.00

+12.6% vs price
▲ raised from $80.00Maintains · 2025-11-03

Jefferies

Buy

$92.00

+12.6% vs price
▲ raised from $84.00Maintains · 2025-10-16

Morgan Stanley

Equal-Weight

$80.00

-2.0% vs price
▼ cut from $81.00Maintains · 2025-09-25

Bank of America

Buy

$84.00

+2.9% vs price
▲ raised from $78.00Maintains · 2025-09-25

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-22BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform$95.00 $92.00
2026-07-16JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$91.00 $102
2026-07-16Truist SecuritiesMaintainsBuy$92.00 $94.00
2026-07-09BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$87.00 $90.00
2026-06-23MizuhoMaintainsOutperform$94.00 $91.00
2026-05-18Truist SecuritiesMaintainsBuy$95.00 $92.00
2026-05-14JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$94.00 $91.00
2026-05-12BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$91.00 $87.00

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 53 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 1.3% above the 50-day MA ($79.28).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 2.8% above the 200-day MA ($78.11).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.03) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($82.67).

XEL Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$15B
EBITDA$6.0B
Free cash flow-$7.0B
Operating cash flow$5.0B
Book value / share$38.14
Net debt / EBITDA6.2
WACC6.0%
Revenue growth3.00%
Earnings growth6.00%

About Xcel Energy Inc.

Xcel Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas delivery company in the United States. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility and Regulated Natural Gas Utility segments. The company generates, purchases, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity through its energy portfolio, including wind, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar power from both owned generation facilities and PPAs, as well as its fossil fuel energy portfolio, such as coal and natural gas; sale and resale of wholesale transmission service; and engages in wholesale commodity and trading operations. It also purchases, transports, stores, distributes, and sells natural gas; develops and leases natural gas pipelines and storage facilities; operates interstate natural gas pipeline; and invests in rental housing projects, energy technology companies, and community solar garden nonregulated assets. It serves electric and natural gas customers in portions of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The company was formerly known as Northern States Power company. Xcel Energy Inc. was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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