Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL] stock prices are down -0.72% to $81.26 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The XEL shares have gain 2.09% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 12.38%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Xcel Energy, Inc [NASDAQ: XEL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 07, 2025, when Evercore ISI initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $92. Previously, BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Outperform on September 22, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $80. On January 13, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $72 on the stock. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $80 on December 12, 2024. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $76 on November 01, 2024. Jefferies started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on September 20, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $70. In a note dated August 26, 2024, Argus upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $68.
The stock price of Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL] has been fluctuating between $62.12 and $82.22 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $82.57 within the next 12 months. Xcel Energy, Inc [NASDAQ: XEL] shares were valued at $81.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 1.61% based on the average XEL price forecast.
Analyzing the XEL fundamentals
The Xcel Energy, Inc [NASDAQ:XEL] reported sales of 13.97B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 7.86%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.46% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.59.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 80.79 points at the first support level, and at 80.31 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 82.14, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 83.01.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Xcel Energy, Inc [NASDAQ:XEL]’s Current Ratio is 0.96. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.85, and the Cash Ratio is 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.44, the price to book ratio is 2.29 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.54.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved O’Connor Timothy John, Officer, that happened on May 01 ’25 when 13338.0 shares were purchased. Director, Stockfish Devin W completed a deal on Mar 11 ’25 to buy 2170.0 shares.
