Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

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Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL – Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.750-3.850 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.830. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Xcel Energy also updated its FY24 guidance to $3.50-3.60 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on XEL. UBS Group raised their target price on Xcel Energy from $66.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Xcel Energy from $57.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Xcel Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $71.00 to $76.00 in a report on Friday. Argus upgraded shares of Xcel Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $68.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Xcel Energy from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $66.38.

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Xcel Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ XEL traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $66.69. 6,860,953 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,615,531. The company’s 50 day moving average is $63.61 and its 200 day moving average is $58.29. Xcel Energy has a one year low of $46.79 and a one year high of $68.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.18 billion, a PE ratio of 19.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.38.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by ($0.06). Xcel Energy had a net margin of 13.67% and a return on equity of 10.99%. The business had revenue of $3.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.93 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.23 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Xcel Energy will post 3.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Xcel Energy Company Profile

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Xcel Energy Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, purchasing, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility, Regulated Natural Gas Utility, and All Other segments. The company generates electricity through wind, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar energy sources, as well as coal, natural gas, oil, wood, and refuse-derived fuels.

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