Xcel Energy (XEL) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) is projected to release its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, February 5th. Analysts expect Xcel Energy to post earnings of $0.97 per share and revenue of $3.7687 billion for the quarter. Investors are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Xcel Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:XEL opened at $75.95 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $75.54 and a 200-day moving average of $76.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.79. Xcel Energy has a twelve month low of $65.21 and a twelve month high of $83.01. The firm has a market cap of $44.93 billion, a PE ratio of 23.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.46.

Xcel Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 29th were given a $0.57 dividend. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 29th. Xcel Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 69.51%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on XEL. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Xcel Energy from $86.00 to $81.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Mizuho set a $86.00 price target on shares of Xcel Energy in a report on Friday, January 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Xcel Energy from $90.00 to $87.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Xcel Energy in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on Xcel Energy from $85.00 to $82.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $87.40.

Institutional Trading of Xcel Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of XEL. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 35,896,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,914,984,000 after purchasing an additional 1,752,296 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 9.0% during the second 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 during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Xcel Energy by 5.7% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,782,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $627,688,000 after purchasing an additional 416,447 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Xcel Energy by 31.1% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,012,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,158,000 after buying an additional 715,290 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its stake in Xcel Energy by 23.6% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 2,996,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $241,663,000 after buying an additional 572,050 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.38% of the company’s stock.

Xcel Energy Company 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.