Xcel Energy (XEL) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 11/3/2026 – Xcel Energy was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 11/2/2026 – Xcel Energy had its price target raised by Barclays from $85.00 to $94.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/31/2026 – Xcel Energy was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 10/30/2026 – Xcel Energy was given a new $92.00 price target by BTIG Research.
• 10/22/2026 – Xcel Energy is now covered by HSBC. They set a “buy” rating and a $89.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Xcel Energy had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $83.00 to $85.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/20/2026 – Xcel Energy had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $91.00 to $86.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/20/2026 – Xcel Energy was given a new $86.00 price target by Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 10/20/2026 – Xcel Energy had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $91.00 to $86.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/20/2026 – Xcel Energy had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $91.00 price target on the stock, down from $99.00.
• 10/20/2026 – Xcel Energy had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group. They now have a $99.00 price target on the stock, down from $101.00.
• 10/19/2026 – Xcel Energy was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/15/2026 – Xcel Energy had its price target lowered by Barclays from $90.00 to $85.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Xcel Energy had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group from $95.00 to $93.00.
• 10/14/2026 – Xcel Energy had its price target lowered by Truist Financial from $88.00 to $87.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Xcel Energy had its price target lowered by KeyCorp from $90.00 to $87.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Xcel Energy had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $97.00 to $92.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Xcel Energy was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 9/29/2026 – Xcel Energy is now covered by Scotiabank. They set a “sector outperform” rating and a $77.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/29/2026 – Xcel Energy was upgraded by Scotiabank to “strong-buy”. They now have a $77.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/26/2026 – Xcel Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 9/18/2026 – Xcel Energy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $89.00 to $83.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/14/2026 – Xcel Energy had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Xcel Energy Stock Up 1.9%

XEL traded up $1.46 on Wednesday, reaching $80.22. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,128,911 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,336,160. Xcel Energy Inc. has a 1 year low of $68.72 and a 1 year high of $84.23. The business’s 50 day moving average is $74.77 and its 200 day moving average is $78.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The stock has a market cap of $51.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.34.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $4.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.26 billion. Xcel Energy had a return on equity of 11.10% and a net margin of 17.94%. Xcel Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.24 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Xcel Energy Inc. will post 4.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Xcel Energy Inc is a public utility holding company that provides electricity and natural gas services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Its operations include the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity, as well as the distribution and sale of natural gas.

The company serves customers across Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin through operating companies including Northern States Power, Public Service Company of Colorado, Southwestern Public Service Company, and NSP-Wisconsin.