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

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.750-3.850 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.820. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Xcel Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ XEL traded up $0.25 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $66.85. 1,495,522 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,569,493. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. Xcel Energy has a 12-month low of $46.79 and a 12-month high of $73.38. The company has a market cap of $38.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.43, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.43. The business's fifty day moving average price is $67.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $65.01.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.87 by ($0.06). Xcel Energy had a net margin of 14.40% and a return on equity of 10.65%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Xcel Energy will post 3.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Xcel Energy Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 6th were paid a $0.5475 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 6th. This represents a $2.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.28%. Xcel Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.66%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on XEL. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Xcel Energy from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group raised Xcel Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $71.00 to $76.00 in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Xcel Energy from $71.00 to $69.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Xcel Energy from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their target price for the company from $69.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their target price on Xcel Energy from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Xcel Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $69.91.

Xcel Energy Company Profile

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.