In the past week, XEL stock has gone up by 3.49%, with a monthly gain of 7.53% and a quarterly surge of 7.39%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.75%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.31% for Xcel Energy, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.71% for XEL’s stock, with a 5.42% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Xcel Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Xcel Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) is 17.92x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for XEL is 0.39. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for XEL is 554.65M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.43% of that float. On August 19, 2024, XEL’s average trading volume was 3.21M shares.
XEL) stock’s latest price update
Xcel Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL)’s stock price has soared by 1.83 in relation to previous closing price of 58.90. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 3.49% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-08-16 that Investors interested in Utility – Electric Power stocks are likely familiar with Xcel Energy (XEL) and PSEG (PEG). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?
Analysts’ Opinion of XEL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for XEL stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for XEL by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for XEL in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $58 based on the research report published on March 11, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see XEL reach a price target of $54, previously predicting the price at $61. The rating they have provided for XEL stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on March 11th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to XEL, setting the target price at $66 in the report published on October 06th of the previous year.
XEL Trading at 8.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought XEL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.31%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.75%, as shares surge +7.22% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.74% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, XEL rose by +3.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.11% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $58.04. In addition, Xcel Energy, Inc. saw -3.12% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at XEL starting from O’Connor Timothy John, who sale 17,563 shares at the price of $55.77 back on May 20 ’24. After this action, O’Connor Timothy John now owns 0 shares of Xcel Energy, Inc., valued at $979,471 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for XEL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Xcel Energy, Inc. stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 10.64, with 2.86 for asset returns.
Based on Xcel Energy, Inc. (XEL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.62 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.65. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.46.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.04 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.52. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.95for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.97.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Xcel Energy, Inc. (XEL) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
