8,933 Shares in Xcel Energy Inc. $XEL Acquired by Bull Harbor Capital LLC

Bull Harbor Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 8,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $710,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Xcel Energy by 365.3% in the 1st quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 349 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares during the period. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Xcel Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. increased its position in Xcel Energy by 73.8% in the fourth quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 471 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new stake in Xcel Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Xcel Energy in the first quarter worth about $39,000. 78.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Xcel Energy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Xcel Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Xcel reported second-quarter GAAP and ongoing earnings of $0.93 per share, well above the $0.79 analyst consensus. Net income rose to $586 million from $444 million a year earlier. Higher infrastructure investment recovery and lower power costs helped drive the improvement. Xcel Energy Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.5925 per share, equivalent to an annualized payout of approximately $2.37 and a yield near 3%. The dividend supports Xcel’s appeal to income-focused investors.
• Positive Sentiment: Management’s earnings-call discussion highlighted continued infrastructure investment and associated regulatory recovery, potentially supporting longer-term rate-base growth. Xcel Energy Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Xcel elected Peter Carter, Delta Air Lines’ president, to its board. The appointment adds an executive with experience in strategy, policy and sustainability, but is unlikely to materially affect near-term earnings. Xcel Energy Elects Peter Carter to Board of Directors
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue totaled $3.12 billion, below the $3.54 billion consensus estimate and down 5.1% year over year. The revenue miss may be weighing on the stock despite the EPS beat, particularly because utility investors focus on the durability of underlying growth. Xcel Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Infrastructure Investment Recovery

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Xcel Energy from $89.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Xcel Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Xcel Energy from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Xcel Energy from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $96.00 price objective on shares of Xcel Energy in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $92.65.

Xcel Energy Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of XEL opened at $78.23 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $79.60 and its 200 day moving average is $79.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. Xcel Energy Inc. has a 12-month low of $69.16 and a 12-month high of $84.23. The company has a market capitalization of $48.84 billion, a PE ratio of 22.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.39.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.14. Xcel Energy had a return on equity of 10.37% and a net margin of 14.14%.The business had revenue of $3.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.55 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.59 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Xcel Energy Inc. will post 4.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Xcel Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.5925 per share. This represents a $2.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Xcel Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 68.30%.

Xcel Energy Profile

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a Minneapolis-based, publicly traded utility holding company that develops, owns and operates regulated electricity and natural gas delivery systems. The company’s core activities include generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, the delivery of natural gas to customers, and related customer service operations. Xcel provides a mix of utility services to residential, commercial and industrial customers and participates in wholesale energy markets where appropriate.

Its generation portfolio combines nuclear, natural gas, coal and a growing share of renewable resources such as wind and solar.