XEL

Xcel Energy Inc

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70.610

+0.440(+0.630%)

Overview
Forecast
Valuation

Line

Candle

YTD

High

70.880

Open

70.250

VWAP

70.50

Vol

2.48M

Mkt Cap

40.73B

Low

69.990

Amount

174.80M

EV/EBITDA(TTM)

13.28

Total Shares

555.64M

70.88B

EV/OCF(TTM)

15.35

P/S(TTM)

2.93

Xcel Energy Inc. is an electric and natural gas delivery company. The Company provides a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to approximately 3.8 million electric customers and 2.2 million natural gas customers through four utility subsidiaries, NSP-Minnesota, NSP-Wisconsin, PSCo and SPS. The Company operates through two segments. The Regulated Electric Utility segment generates, purchases, transmits, distributes and sells electricity in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. In addition, this segment includes sales for resale and provides wholesale transmission service to various entities in the United States. The Regulated Electric Utility segment also includes wholesale commodity and trading operations. The Regulated Natural Gas utility segment purchases, transports, stores, distributes and sells natural gas primarily in portions of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

Market Estimates

Earnings Estimates

Revenue

YoY Chg

EPS

YoYChg

FY2025Q4

FY2025Q3

FY2025Q2

3.66B

+17.34%

0.906

+11.88%

3.97B

+9.08%

1.363

+9%

3.36B

+10.89%

0.660

+22.3%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising Downward the revenue expectations for Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by -2.15% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 5.97%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-2.15%

In Past 3 Month

EPS Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-0.23%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Up

+5.97%

In Past 3 Month

11 Analyst Rating

8.77% Upside

Wall Street analysts forecast XEL stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for XEL is 76.80 USD with a low forecast of 73.00 USD and a high forecast of 81.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

8 Buy

3 Hold

0 Sell

Moderate Buy

8.77% Upside

Current: 70.610

Low

73.00

Averages

76.80

High

81.00

8.77% Upside

Current: 70.610

Low

73.00

Averages

76.80

High

81.00

Evercore ISI Group

Durgesh Chopra

Buy

Maintains

$74 → $77

2025-04-28

Reason

Evercore ISI Group

Durgesh Chopra

Price Target

$74 → $77

2025-04-28

Maintains

Buy

Reason

BMO Capital

James Thalacker

Hold

Maintains

$69 → $73

2025-04-23

Reason

BMO Capital

James Thalacker

Price Target

$69 → $73

2025-04-23

Maintains

Hold

Reason

BMO Capital raised the firm's price target on Xcel Energy to $73 from $69 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares. BMO expects Q1 earnings per share results to be in line with consensus at 91c, up 4% year over year, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Focus is expected to surround management's commentary around the potential impact of the loss of transferability in an Inflation Reduction Act-repeal scenario, tariffs, any updates on ongoing wildfire litigation including any changes in the prospects for settlement, and the status of wildfire related legislation, the firm says.

Barclays

Nicholas Campanella

Buy

Maintains

$72 → $73

2025-04-22

Reason

Barclays

Nicholas Campanella

Price Target

$72 → $73

2025-04-22

Maintains

Buy

Reason

Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella raised the firm's price target on Xcel Energy to $73 from $72 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm adjusted utilities and power sector models heading into Q1 earnings to reflect the macro positioning and updated thoughts on the U.S. utilities tariff outlook. The sector poised to a continue to re-rate on an absolute basis given the defensive characteristics of the industry, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

UBS

Ross Fowler

Hold

Maintains

$73 → $77

2025-04-01

Reason

UBS

Ross Fowler

Price Target

$73 → $77

2025-04-01

Maintains

Hold

Reason

UBS analyst William Appicelli raised the firm's price target on Xcel Energy to $77 from $73 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm is awaiting clarity on fire liabilities, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Barclays

Nicholas Campanella

Buy

Maintains

$69 → $72

2025-03-31

Reason

Barclays

Nicholas Campanella

Price Target

$69 → $72

2025-03-31

Maintains

Buy

Reason

Barclays raised the firm's price target on Xcel Energy to $72 from $69 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares after meeting with management. The firm believes the stock is on track to "re-rate back to a small premium," with key catalysts this year.

UBS

Ross Fowler

Hold

Maintains

$70 → $73

2025-03-21

Reason

UBS

Ross Fowler

Price Target

$70 → $73

2025-03-21

Maintains

Hold

Reason

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Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Xcel Energy Inc (XEL.O) is 18.15, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 20.04. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Xcel Energy Inc 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

Fair

5Y Average PE

20.04

Current PE

18.15

Overvalued PE

22.90

Undervalued PE

17.18

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

Fair

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

12.09

Current EV/EBITDA

11.65

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

13.22

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

10.95

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

Fair

5Y Average PS

2.56

Current PS

2.67

Overvalued PS

2.89

Undervalued PS

2.23