XEL

Xcel Energy Inc

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73.300

-0.43(-0.583%)1D

Overview
Forecast
Valuation
Earnings

Line

Candle

YTD

High

74.040

Open

74.030

VWAP

73.64

Vol

2.86M

Mkt Cap

43.35B

Low

73.235

Amount

210.86M

EV/EBITDA(TTM)

13.57

Total Shares

555.64M

74.38B

EV/OCF(TTM)

16.49

P/S(TTM)

3.04

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 3.9 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. Its 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. Its 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

FY2026Q1

FY2025Q4

FY2025Q3

4.15B

+6.28%

0.948

+12.88%

3.63B

+16.47%

0.937

+15.73%

3.91B

+7.33%

1.376

+10.1%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising Downward the revenue expectations for Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by -0.08% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 2.72%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-0.08%

In Past 3 Month

EPS Estimates for FY2025

No Change

0.00%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Up

+2.72%

In Past 3 Month

9 Analyst Rating

3.86% 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 76.13 USD with a low forecast of 72.00 USD and a high forecast of 80.00 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.

7 Buy

2 Hold

0 Sell

Strong Buy

3.86% Upside

Current: 73.300

Low

72.00

Averages

76.13

High

80.00

3.86% Upside

Current: 73.300

Low

72.00

Averages

76.13

High

80.00

Mizuho

Anthony Crowdell

Outperform

maintain

$74 -> $78

2025-08-01

Reason

Mizuho

Anthony Crowdell

Price Target

$74 -> $78

2025-08-01

maintain

Outperform

Reason

Mizuho analyst Anthony Crowdell raised the firm's price target on Xcel Energy to $78 from $74 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm says the company now has visibility into $15B of additional capex not included in its current base plan.

Morgan Stanley

Equal Weight

maintain

$78 -> $77

2025-06-19

Reason

Morgan Stanley

Price Target

$78 -> $77

2025-06-19

maintain

Equal Weight

Reason

Morgan Stanley lowered the firm's price target on Xcel Energy to $77 from $78 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm is updating its price targets for stocks in the Regulated & Diversified Utilities / IPPs North America sector, noting utilities underperformed the S&P in May, the analyst tells investors.

Morgan Stanley

David Arcaro

Equal Weight

downgrade

$79 -> $78

2025-05-22

Reason

Morgan Stanley

David Arcaro

Price Target

$79 -> $78

2025-05-22

downgrade

Equal Weight

Reason

Morgan Stanley analyst David Arcaro lowered the firm's price target on Xcel Energy to $78 from $79 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm is updating its price targets for stocks in the Regulated & Diversified Utilities / IPP North America sector under its coverage, the analyst tells investors. Utilities continue to see strong interest from both data centers and large load customers, the firm notes. Additionally, management teams believe any changes to the IRA are manageable, with many companies with safe harboring in place, the firm adds.

Wells Fargo

Neil Kalton

Overweight

maintain

$75 -> $78

2025-04-25

Reason

Wells Fargo

Neil Kalton

Price Target

$75 -> $78

2025-04-25

maintain

Overweight

Reason

Wells Fargo analyst Neil Kalton raised the firm's price target on Xcel Energy to $78 from $75 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. Per management, the lower Q1 EPS results vs. 2024 were consistent with internal expectations, the firm says. Importantly, management affirmed the 2025 guidance range of $3.75-$3.85. Xcel continues to advance the ball on upside generation capex opportunities with more clarity expected over the course of 2025 and 2026. Wells continues to view the Marshall Wildfire trial as a key upcoming catalyst.

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.

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Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Xcel Energy Inc (XEL.O) is 18.71, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 19.82. 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

19.82

Current PE

18.71

Overvalued PE

22.66

Undervalued PE

16.99

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

12.03

Current EV/EBITDA

11.46

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

13.16

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

10.90

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

2.55

Current PS

2.85

Overvalued PS

2.88

Undervalued PS

2.23