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

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

Xcel Energy Price Performance

XEL traded down $0.12 on Friday, hitting $66.69. 6,860,953 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,615,531. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $63.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.29. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54. Xcel Energy has a one year low of $46.79 and a one year high of $68.36. The firm has a market cap of $37.18 billion, a price-to-earnings 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 released its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.31 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $3.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.93 billion. Xcel Energy had a return on equity of 10.99% and a net margin of 13.67%. Xcel Energy’s quarterly revenue was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.23 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Xcel Energy will post 3.55 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on XEL shares. UBS Group lifted their target price on Xcel Energy from $66.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Argus raised Xcel Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $68.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 26th. KeyCorp increased their target price on Xcel Energy from $69.00 to $74.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Xcel Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $71.00 to $76.00 in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of 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 issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Xcel Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $66.38.

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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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