The stock of Xcel Energy, Inc (XEL) has seen a -1.57% decrease in the past week, with a -1.54% drop in the past month, and a 3.70% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.40%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.98% for XEL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.17% for XEL’s stock, with a 8.04% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: XEL) Right Now?
Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: XEL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.06x compared to its average ratio. XEL has 36-month beta value of 0.41. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for XEL is 572.63M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.60% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of XEL on March 25, 2025 was 3.55M shares.
XEL) stock’s latest price update
Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: XEL) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.36 compared to its previous closing price of 69.11. However, the company has seen a fall of -1.57% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-24 that MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For a sixth consecutive year, Xcel Energy has been named a World’s Most Ethical Companies® honoree by Ethisphere.
Analysts’ Opinion of XEL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for XEL stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for XEL by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for XEL in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $72 based on the research report published on January 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see XEL reach a price target of $80, previously predicting the price at $69. The rating they have provided for XEL stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on December 12th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to XEL, setting the target price at $76 in the report published on November 01st of the previous year.
XEL Trading at 1.05% 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 -6.15% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.98%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.40%, as shares sank -2.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.72% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, XEL fell by -1.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $69.67. In addition, Xcel Energy, Inc saw 1.98% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at XEL starting from Stockfish Devin W, who purchase 2,170 shares at the price of $68.93 back on Mar 11 ’25. After this action, Stockfish Devin W now owns 3,007 shares of Xcel Energy, Inc, valued at $149,578 using the latest closing price.
Prager Frank P, the SVP, Strategy and External Aff of Xcel Energy, Inc, sale 2,041 shares at $59.50 during a trade that took place back on Aug 16 ’24, which means that Prager Frank P is holding 28,705 shares at $121,440 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for XEL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Xcel Energy, Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 10.43, with 2.77 for asset returns.
Based on Xcel Energy, Inc (XEL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.61 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.55. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.53 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.49. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.17. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.47for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.19. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.67.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Xcel Energy, Inc (XEL) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
