Bull Harbor Capital LLC Invests $710,000 in Xcel Energy Inc. $XEL

Bull Harbor Capital LLC purchased a new position in Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 8,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $710,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in XEL. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Xcel Energy by 365.3% in the first quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 349 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 274 shares in the last quarter. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Xcel Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. raised its position in shares of Xcel Energy by 73.8% in the 4th quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 471 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Xcel Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new position in Xcel Energy in the 1st quarter worth about $39,000. Institutional investors own 78.38% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on XEL. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Xcel Energy from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Xcel Energy from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Morgan Stanley set a $89.00 price target on shares of Xcel Energy in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $98.00 price objective on shares of Xcel Energy in a report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Xcel Energy from $89.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $92.65.

Xcel Energy Stock Down 0.7%

XEL opened at $78.23 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.54, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.39. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $79.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.45. Xcel Energy Inc. has a twelve month low of $69.16 and a twelve month high of $84.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $3.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.55 billion. Xcel Energy had a net margin of 14.14% and a return on equity of 10.37%. The firm’s revenue was down 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.59 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Xcel Energy Inc. will post 4.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Xcel Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Xcel Energy’s payout ratio is presently 68.30%.

Key Xcel Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Xcel Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Xcel reported second-quarter GAAP and ongoing earnings of $0.93 per share, well above the $0.79 analyst consensus. Net income rose to $586 million from $444 million a year earlier. Higher infrastructure investment recovery and lower power costs helped drive the improvement. Xcel Energy Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.5925 per share, equivalent to an annualized payout of approximately $2.37 and a yield near 3%. The dividend supports Xcel’s appeal to income-focused investors.
• Positive Sentiment: Management’s earnings-call discussion highlighted continued infrastructure investment and associated regulatory recovery, potentially supporting longer-term rate-base growth. Xcel Energy Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Xcel elected Peter Carter, Delta Air Lines’ president, to its board. The appointment adds an executive with experience in strategy, policy and sustainability, but is unlikely to materially affect near-term earnings. Xcel Energy Elects Peter Carter to Board of Directors
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue totaled $3.12 billion, below the $3.54 billion consensus estimate and down 5.1% year over year. The revenue miss may be weighing on the stock despite the EPS beat, particularly because utility investors focus on the durability of underlying growth. Xcel Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Infrastructure Investment Recovery

Xcel Energy Company Profile

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.