Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.040-4.160 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.110. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. New Street Research set a $91.00 price objective on shares of Xcel Energy in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Xcel Energy from $94.00 to $88.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 13th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $99.00 target price on shares of Xcel Energy in a report on Friday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen downgraded Xcel Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Xcel Energy from $92.00 to $89.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.41.

Xcel Energy Price Performance

XEL opened at $76.30 on Friday. Xcel Energy has a fifty-two week low of $71.29 and a fifty-two week high of $84.23. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $79.35 and a 200 day moving average of $79.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market cap of $47.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.90, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.39.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $3.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.54 billion. Xcel Energy had a net margin of 15.28% and a return on equity of 10.65%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.59 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Xcel Energy will post 4.11 EPS for the current year.

Xcel Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.5925 dividend. This represents a $2.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Xcel Energy’s payout ratio is 64.93%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Xcel Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of XEL. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Xcel Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Xcel Energy during the 4th quarter worth $38,000. Ankerstar Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Xcel Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in Xcel Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Gilpin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Xcel Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. 78.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Xcel Energy

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.