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

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $87.00 price target on shares of Xcel Energy in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group increased their price target on Xcel Energy from $89.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Xcel Energy from $94.00 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Argus set a $86.00 price objective on shares of Xcel Energy in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Xcel Energy from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $90.62.

Xcel Energy Stock Performance

Shares of XEL opened at $77.41 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.31, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.39. Xcel Energy has a 12 month low of $66.32 and a 12 month high of $84.23. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.34. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.91. The firm had revenue of $4.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.21 billion. Xcel Energy had a net margin of 14.14% and a return on equity of 10.37%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.84 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Xcel Energy will post 4.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Xcel Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.5925 dividend. This represents a $2.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Xcel Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 68.30%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Xcel Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in XEL. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in 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 buying an additional 2,157,602 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 4,530.7% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,024,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,538,000 after buying an additional 1,980,821 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Xcel Energy by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 35,896,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,914,984,000 after buying an additional 1,752,296 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in Xcel Energy by 113.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,096,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $228,684,000 after acquiring an additional 1,646,220 shares during the period. Finally, Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its holdings in Xcel Energy by 379.0% during the 4th quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 1,841,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,993,000 after purchasing an additional 1,456,819 shares during the last quarter. 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.