Q1 EPS Estimates for Xcel Energy Increased by Zacks Research

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Xcel Energy in a research report issued on Thursday, September 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.93 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Xcel Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Xcel Energy’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.58 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.97 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. UBS Group set a $82.00 price target on Xcel Energy in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Bank of America raised their price objective on Xcel Energy from $78.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Mizuho set a $83.00 target price on Xcel Energy in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. BMO Capital Markets set a $84.00 target price on Xcel Energy in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Xcel Energy from $72.00 to $81.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $80.36.

Xcel Energy Stock Up 0.7%

Xcel Energy stock opened at $80.65 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The company’s 50-day moving average is $73.32 and its 200-day moving average is $70.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.70 billion, a PE ratio of 22.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.35. Xcel Energy has a fifty-two week low of $62.12 and a fifty-two week high of $80.96.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $3.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.31 billion. Xcel Energy had a net margin of 14.85% and a return on equity of 10.52%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.54 earnings per share. Xcel Energy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.750-3.850 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xcel Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of Xcel Energy by 31.0% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 25,809,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,827,090,000 after acquiring an additional 6,109,190 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Xcel Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $155,510,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Xcel Energy by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 26,262,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,788,448,000 after purchasing an additional 2,157,602 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its holdings in shares of Xcel Energy by 10.3% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 18,719,520 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,274,799,000 after purchasing an additional 1,746,066 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Xcel Energy by 29.0% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,366,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $501,653,000 after purchasing an additional 1,654,505 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.38% of the company’s stock.

Xcel Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a $0.57 dividend. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Xcel Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 63.16%.

About Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, purchasing, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility, Regulated Natural Gas Utility, and All Other segments. The company generates electricity through wind, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar energy sources, as well as coal, natural gas, oil, wood, and refuse-derived fuels.