In recent trading session, Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ:XEL) saw 1.17 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 0.38. Company’s recent per share price level of $70.45 trading at $1.65 or 2.40% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $40.63B. That most recent trading price of XEL’s stock is at a discount of -4.16% from its 52-week high price of $73.38 and is indicating a premium of 26.23% from its 52-week low price of $51.97. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 4.13 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 4.04 million if we extend that period to 3-months.
For Xcel Energy, Inc (XEL), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 1.89. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 10 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 2 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 8 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight.
Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ:XEL) trade information
Upright in the green today for gaining 2.40%, in the last five days XEL remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Friday, 05/09/25 when the stock touched $70.45 price level, adding 0.61% to its value on the day. Xcel Energy, Inc’s shares saw a change of 4.34% in year-to-date performance and have moved 0.40% in past 5-day. Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ:XEL) showed a performance of 0.26% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 8.83 million shares which calculate 2.1 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 78 to the stock, which implies a rise of 9.68% to its recent value today. Analysts have been projecting 73 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 79. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -3.62% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -3.62% for stock’s current value.
Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of 5.44% during past 5 years. In 2025, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around 8.99% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 8.48%.
XEL Dividends
Xcel Energy, Inc is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report on 2025-Apr-23 and investors are confident in the company announcing better current-quarter dividends despite the fact that it has been facing issues arising out of mounting debt. With an annual yield of 3.14%, the share has a forward dividend of 2.21 which implies that company’s dividend yield remained growing in trailing twelve months while having a 5 year average dividend yield of 2.97%.
Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ:XEL)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 0.19% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 90.02 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 90.19%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 90.02% institutions for Xcel Energy, Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. VANGUARD GROUP INC is the top institutional holder at XEL for having 72.23 million shares of worth $3.86 billion. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 12.967 of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is BLACKROCK INC., which was holding about 45.85 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 8.2322 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $2.45 billion.
On the other hand, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Dec 31, 2024 , the former fund manager was holding 17.99 shares of worth $1.27 billion or 3.50% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 15.54 shares on Dec 31, 2024 , making its stake of worth around $1.1 billion in the company or a holder of 3.02% of company’s stock.
