Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) Issues Earnings Results

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.87 by ($0.06), Zacks reports. Xcel Energy had a net margin of 14.40% and a return on equity of 10.65%. Xcel Energy updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.750-3.850 EPS.

Xcel Energy Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ XEL traded up $0.28 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $66.88. 2,636,813 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,572,838. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.43. The company's 50 day moving average price is $67.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $65.01. Xcel Energy has a 12 month low of $46.79 and a 12 month high of $73.38. 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 Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 6th were paid a dividend of $0.5475 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 6th. This represents a $2.19 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.27%. Xcel Energy's payout ratio is currently 63.66%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

XEL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Xcel Energy from $74.00 to $72.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Xcel Energy from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Xcel Energy from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Xcel Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $71.00 to $76.00 in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Xcel Energy from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $69.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $69.91.

About Xcel Energy

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.