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

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

Xcel Energy Stock Performance

XEL stock traded down $0.70 during trading on Thursday, reaching $78.71. The company had a trading volume of 5,243,022 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,149,299. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.70. The company has a market cap of $49.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.70. Xcel Energy has a twelve month low of $71.29 and a twelve month high of $84.23.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $3.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.54 billion. Xcel Energy had a net margin of 15.28% and a return on equity of 10.65%. Xcel Energy’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.59 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Xcel Energy will post 4.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Xcel Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.5925 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Xcel Energy’s payout ratio is 64.93%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Xcel Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. New Street Research set a $91.00 price target on Xcel Energy in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Xcel Energy from $91.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Xcel Energy from $94.00 to $88.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Xcel Energy from $95.00 to $92.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Xcel Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $92.41.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xcel Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Xcel Energy during the fourth quarter worth $444,000. Compound Planning Inc. increased its holdings in Xcel Energy by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 4,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $344,000 after buying an additional 576 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Xcel Energy by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,922,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $585,184,000 after buying an additional 140,016 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 140,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,989,000 after acquiring an additional 15,125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 79,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,868,000 after acquiring an additional 2,454 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.38% of the company’s stock.

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.