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Xcel Energy
XELNASDAQ
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Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) Stock, Analyst Ratings, Price Targets, Forecasts
Xcel Energy Inc has a consensus price target of $65.32 based on the ratings of 19 analysts. The high is $76 issued by Goldman Sachs on October 13, 2021. The low is $57 issued by Barclays on April 30, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, and Barclays on June 24, 2024, May 28, 2024, and April 30, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $61.33 between Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, and Barclays, there's an implied 8.54% upside for Xcel Energy Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Morgan Stanley
Barclays
B of A Securities
Evercore ISI Group
Keybanc
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Xcel Energy
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24/2024 | Buy Now | 9.72% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $65 → $62 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | 15.02% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $59 → $65 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | 0.87% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $56 → $57 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | 16.79% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $63 → $66 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 4.41% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra | $54 → $59 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2024 | Buy Now | 15.02% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp | $68 → $65 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2024 | Buy Now | 4.41% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet | $68 → $59 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2024 | Buy Now | -4.44% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $61 → $54 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2024 | Buy Now | 2.64% | Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman | → $58 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2024 | Buy Now | 20.33% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker | $67 → $68 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | 7.95% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont | $62 → $61 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2024 | Buy Now | 13.25% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton | $63 → $64 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2024 | Buy Now | 9.72% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont | $61 → $62 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | 20.33% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp | $62 → $68 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2023 | Buy Now | 9.72% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $59 → $62 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/30/2023 | Buy Now | 20.33% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Metz | $66 → $68 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2023 | Buy Now | 4.41% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $58 → $59 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2023 | Buy Now | 4.41% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $58 → $59 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2023 | Buy Now | 2.64% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $61 → $58 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2023 | Buy Now | 9.72% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell | $69 → $62 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2023 | Buy Now | 0.87% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont | $60 → $57 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2023 | Buy Now | 16.79% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $58 → $66 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2023 | Buy Now | 9.72% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp | $71 → $62 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/21/2023 | Buy Now | 7.95% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $59 → $61 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2023 | Buy Now | 9.72% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $66 → $62 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/15/2023 | Buy Now | 9.72% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra | $66 → $62 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/06/2023 | Buy Now | 18.56% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker | $76 → $67 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/24/2023 | Buy Now | 6.18% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont | → $60 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2023 | Buy Now | 4.41% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $64 → $59 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2023 | Buy Now | 6.18% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $72 → $60 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | 13.25% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $64 → $64 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | 25.64% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp | $75 → $71 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2023 | Buy Now | 13.25% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $65 → $64 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/22/2023 | Buy Now | 13.25% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $69 → $64 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2023 | Buy Now | — | BMO Capital | James Thalacker | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 06/08/2023 | Buy Now | 32.72% | Goldman Sachs | Carly Davenport | → $75 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/06/2023 | Buy Now | 23.87% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $74 → $70 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/05/2023 | Buy Now | 22.1% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $75 → $69 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2023 | Buy Now | 20.33% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Metz | $79 → $68 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2023 | Buy Now | 22.1% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell | $72 → $69 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2023 | Buy Now | 15.02% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $67 → $65 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2023 | Buy Now | 25.64% | UBS | Ross Fowler | $72 → $71 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2023 | Buy Now | 18.56% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $62 → $67 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2023 | Buy Now | 39.8% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Metz | $73 → $79 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2023 | Buy Now | 29.18% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $74 → $73 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2023 | Buy Now | 9.72% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $66 → $62 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/17/2023 | Buy Now | 27.41% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell | $75 → $72 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2023 | Buy Now | 16.79% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $68 → $66 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 29.18% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton | $76 → $73 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2023 | Buy Now | 20.33% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $67 → $68 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2023 | Buy Now | 32.72% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp | $73 → $75 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2022 | Buy Now | 18.56% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $63 → $67 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2022 | Buy Now | 20.33% | Credit Suisse | Nicholas Campanella | → $68 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2022 | Buy Now | 11.48% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $59 → $63 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2022 | Buy Now | 4.41% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $73 → $59 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2022 | Buy Now | 22.1% | Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman | → $69 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2022 | Buy Now | 20.33% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp | $78 → $68 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2022 | Buy Now | 22.1% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton | $114 → $100 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2022 | Buy Now | 15.02% | Mizuho | Paul Fremont | $72 → $65 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2022 | Buy Now | 13.25% | Credit Suisse | Nicholas Campanella | $72 → $64 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2022 | Buy Now | 27.41% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet | $86 → $72 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2022 | Buy Now | 25.64% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $80 → $71 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2022 | Buy Now | 30.95% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $69 → $74 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2022 | Buy Now | 22.1% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $64 → $69 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2022 | Buy Now | 38.03% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp | $79 → $78 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2022 | Buy Now | 38.03% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont | $82 → $78 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/30/2022 | Buy Now | 25.64% | UBS | Ross Fowler | $74 → $71 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/23/2022 | Buy Now | 27.41% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $75 → $72 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2022 | Buy Now | 39.8% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton | $73 → $79 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2022 | Buy Now | 41.57% | Credit Suisse | Nicholas Campanella | → $80 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2022 | Buy Now | 32.72% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $69 → $75 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2022 | Buy Now | 39.8% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp | $78 → $79 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2022 | Buy Now | 38.03% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp | $76 → $78 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/25/2022 | Buy Now | 32.72% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra | $70 → $75 | Upgrade | In-Line → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2022 | Buy Now | 34.49% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp | $75 → $76 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2022 | Buy Now | 27.41% | Mizuho | Paul Fremont | $64 → $72 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/22/2021 | Buy Now | 23.87% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker | — | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/29/2021 | Buy Now | 27.41% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2021 | Buy Now | 32.72% | Keybanc | — | — | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2021 | Buy Now | 15.02% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | — | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2021 | Buy Now | 34.49% | Goldman Sachs | Insoo Kim | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2021 | Buy Now | 34.49% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont | — | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Xcel Energy (XEL) stock?
The latest price target for Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) was reported by Morgan Stanley on June 24, 2024. The analyst firm set a price target for $62.00 expecting XEL to rise to within 12 months (a possible 9.72% upside). 30 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Xcel Energy (XEL)?
The latest analyst rating for Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and Xcel Energy maintained their equal-weight rating.
When was the last upgrade for Xcel Energy (XEL)?
The last upgrade for Xcel Energy Inc happened on March 11, 2024 when Barclays raised their price target to $54. Barclays previously had an equal-weight for Xcel Energy Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Xcel Energy (XEL)?
The last downgrade for Xcel Energy Inc happened on August 22, 2023 when B of A Securities changed their price target from $72 to $60 for Xcel Energy Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Xcel Energy (XEL)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Xcel Energy, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Xcel Energy was filed on June 24, 2024 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around June 24, 2025.
Is the Analyst Rating Xcel Energy (XEL) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Xcel Energy (XEL) rating was a maintained with a price target of $65.00 to $62.00. The current price Xcel Energy (XEL) is trading at is $56.51, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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