Xcel Energy Inc. XEL
80.50 USD +1.74 (+2.21%)
At closeNov 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
80.50 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Nov 4, 4:00 PM ET
78.40 Day range 80.90
68.72 52-week range 84.23
- YTD
- +8.99%
- 1 year
- -1.34%
Analyst view
Consensus: strong buy
Strong buy
Price target (mean) 89.82 +11.6% upside
Now 80.50
- Target (low)
- 76.00
- Target (mean)
- 89.82
- Target (high)
- 99.00
Ratings (0m) 20 18 buy · 1 hold · 1 sell
- Strong buy4
- Buy14
- Hold1
- Sell0
- Strong sell1
Recommendation trend
- This month 20
- 1 month ago 20
- 2 months ago 19
- 3 months ago 18
Earnings and revenue estimates
Consensus for the coming quarters and fiscal years
| Period | EPS estimate | Low – high | Year ago | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Revenue growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 0.84696 | 0.77 – 1.00 | 0.96 | -11.8% | 4.18B | +17.4% | 10 |
| Next quarter | 1.05 | 0.99075 – 1.10 | 0.91 | +15.4% | 4.61B | +14.7% | 7 |
| Current year | 4.14 | 4.10 – 4.21 | 3.80 | +9.0% | 15.62B | +6.5% | 19 |
| Next year | 4.57 | 4.49 – 4.62 | 4.14 | +10.3% | 17.22B | +10.2% | 18 |
Upgrades and downgrades
The latest rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 22, 2026 | HSBC | Initiated | — | Buy |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 20, 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Keybanc | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Scotiabank | Initiated | — | Sector Outperform |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 22, 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Jul 16, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Mizuho | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 18, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| May 14, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| May 12, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| May 4, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Apr 22, 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Keybanc | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Truist Securities | Initiated | — | Buy |
| Apr 20, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Mar 24, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Feb 13, 2026 | UBS | Upgrade | Neutral | Buy |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Dec 17, 2025 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Keybanc | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
