Q3 2025 EPS Estimates for Xcel Energy Inc. Cut by Analyst (NASDAQ:XEL)

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) – Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Xcel Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.67 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.68. The consensus estimate for Xcel Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.56 per share.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $0.88 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. KeyCorp decreased their target price on Xcel Energy from $68.00 to $65.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Xcel Energy from $54.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Wolfe Research raised Xcel Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $58.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 11th. TheStreet downgraded Xcel Energy from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Thursday, March 14th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on Xcel Energy from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 29th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $62.00.

Xcel Energy Stock Up 1.5 %

XEL stock opened at $53.20 on Monday. Xcel Energy has a twelve month low of $46.79 and a twelve month high of $65.62. The company has a market cap of $29.56 billion, a PE ratio of 15.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.37. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $54.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $56.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV raised its position in Xcel Energy by 46.4% in the 2nd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 1,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 492 shares during the last quarter. First Hawaiian Bank raised its position in Xcel Energy by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 10,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $574,000 after purchasing an additional 421 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Xcel Energy by 48.5% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,183 shares of the company’s stock worth $544,000 after purchasing an additional 3,328 shares during the last quarter. Park Place Capital Corp raised its position in Xcel Energy by 12.6% in the 2nd quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 6,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 680 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Advisors LLC raised its position in Xcel Energy by 177.4% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 30,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,640,000 after purchasing an additional 19,517 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.38% of the company’s stock.

Xcel Energy Cuts Dividend

The company 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 4.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 14th. Xcel Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 65.77%.

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.