At the time of writing, Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL] stock is trading at $77.25, down -0.87%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The XEL shares have gain 7.04% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.49%, 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 September 22, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $80 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight on January 13, 2025, and elevated its price target to $72. On December 12, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $80 on the stock. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $76 on November 01, 2024. Jefferies initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $70 as its price target on September 20, 2024. Argus upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on August 26, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $68. In a note dated March 11, 2024, Wolfe Research upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $58.
For the past year, the stock price of Xcel Energy, Inc fluctuated between $62.12 and $78.12. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $77.25 within the next 12 months. Xcel Energy, Inc [NASDAQ: XEL] shares were valued at $77.25 at the most recent close of the market.
Analyzing the XEL fundamentals
According to Xcel Energy, Inc [NASDAQ:XEL], the company’s sales were 13.97B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 7.86% jump. 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 76.53 points at the first support level, and at 75.80 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 78.39, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 79.52.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Xcel Energy, Inc [NASDAQ:XEL] has a current ratio of 0.96. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.85, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.27, the price to book ratio is 2.18 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.43.
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.
