Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) Forecasted to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.86 Per Share

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Xcel Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.85. The consensus estimate for Xcel Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Xcel Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.08. Xcel Energy had a return on equity of 11.03% and a net margin of 13.36%. The business had revenue of $3.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Xcel Energy from $65.00 to $62.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 24th. Barclays lifted their price target on Xcel Energy from $56.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 30th. TheStreet lowered Xcel Energy from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 14th. StockNews.com upgraded Xcel Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 2nd. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their price target on Xcel Energy from $68.00 to $65.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $62.00.

Xcel Energy Trading Down 0.8 %

NASDAQ XEL opened at $53.41 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $54.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $56.40. Xcel Energy has a 12 month low of $46.79 and a 12 month high of $65.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.68 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of XEL. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Xcel Energy by 47.6% during the 3rd quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 57,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,284,000 after acquiring an additional 18,504 shares during the period. Mutual Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 32.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 4,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after buying an additional 1,152 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 107.1% in the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 8,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $498,000 after buying an additional 4,500 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 184.3% in the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 47,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,704,000 after buying an additional 30,633 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 35.4% in the 3rd quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 6,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $366,000 after buying an additional 1,672 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.38% of the company’s stock.

Xcel Energy Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, July 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 14th will be paid a $0.5475 dividend. This represents a $2.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 14th. Xcel Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.77%.

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.