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XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering XEL.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-01 | 6 | $76 | $65 | $72.6 | $61.91 | 17.27% |
| 2021-12-08 | 7 | $76 | $65 | $72.166 | $61.91 | 16.57% |
| 2021-12-21 | 7 | $76 | $69 | $72.833 | $61.91 | 17.64% |
| 2022-01-04 | 7 | $76 | $69 | $73.333 | $61.91 | 18.45% |
| 2022-01-13 | 8 | $76 | $69 | $73.285 | $61.91 | 18.37% |
| 2022-01-21 | 8 | $76 | $68 | $73.142 | $61.91 | 18.14% |
| 2022-01-25 | 9 | $76 | $68 | $73.375 | $61.91 | 18.52% |
| 2022-01-28 | 9 | $78 | $68 | $73.75 | $61.91 | 19.12% |
| 2022-02-23 | 9 | $78 | $65 | $73.375 | $61.91 | 18.52% |
| 2022-03-23 | 9 | $78 | $69 | $73.875 | $61.91 | 19.33% |
| 2022-03-29 | 9 | $79 | $69 | $74 | $61.91 | 19.53% |
| 2022-04-07 | 9 | $79 | $69 | $74.25 | $61.91 | 19.93% |
| 2022-04-14 | 9 | $84 | $69 | $74.875 | $61.91 | 20.94% |
| 2022-04-19 | 9 | $84 | $69 | $75.875 | $61.91 | 22.56% |
| 2022-04-26 | 9 | $84 | $70 | $76.625 | $61.91 | 23.77% |
| 2022-05-13 | 9 | $84 | $70 | $76.125 | $61.91 | 22.96% |
| 2022-05-24 | 9 | $84 | $70 | $75.75 | $61.91 | 22.36% |
| 2022-05-26 | 9 | $81 | $70 | $75.375 | $61.91 | 21.75% |
| 2022-07-26 | 10 | $79 | $69 | $74.222 | $61.91 | 19.89% |
| 2022-08-13 | 10 | $79 | $69 | $74.555 | $61.91 | 20.42% |
| 2022-08-23 | 10 | $79 | $70 | $75.111 | $61.91 | 21.32% |
| 2022-09-17 | 10 | $86 | $70 | $75.888 | $61.91 | 22.58% |
| 2022-09-22 | 10 | $86 | $70 | $75.777 | $61.91 | 22.4% |
| 2022-10-05 | 10 | $86 | $71 | $75.888 | $61.91 | 22.58% |
| 2022-10-07 | 10 | $86 | $69 | $74.777 | $61.91 | 20.78% |
| 2022-10-20 | 11 | $78 | $59 | $69.636 | $61.91 | 12.48% |
| 2022-11-01 | 11 | $78 | $59 | $69.545 | $61.91 | 12.33% |
| 2022-11-11 | 11 | $78 | $63 | $69.909 | $61.91 | 12.92% |
| 2022-11-24 | 11 | $78 | $63 | $70.363 | $61.91 | 13.65% |
| 2022-12-15 | 11 | $78 | $65.001 | $70.727 | $61.91 | 14.24% |
| 2022-12-28 | 11 | $79 | $65.001 | $72 | $61.91 | 16.3% |
| 2023-01-08 | 11 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.727 | $61.91 | 17.47% |
| 2023-01-16 | 11 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.909 | $61.91 | 17.77% |
| 2023-01-23 | 11 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.8 | $61.91 | 17.59% |
| 2023-01-29 | 10 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.5 | $61.91 | 17.11% |
| 2023-02-07 | 10 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.4 | $61.91 | 16.94% |
| 2023-02-22 | 10 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.2 | $61.91 | 16.62% |
| 2023-03-21 | 10 | $79 | $62 | $71.8 | $61.91 | 15.97% |
| 2023-04-04 | 10 | $78 | $62 | $71.2 | $61.91 | 15.01% |
| 2023-04-05 | 10 | $78 | $62 | $72 | $61.91 | 16.3% |
| 2023-05-08 | 10 | $79 | $67 | $73.1 | $61.91 | 18.07% |
| 2023-05-26 | 10 | $79 | $65 | $72.9 | $61.91 | 17.75% |
| 2023-05-30 | 11 | $79 | $65 | $72.6 | $61.91 | 17.27% |
| 2023-06-05 | 11 | $78 | $65 | $71.5 | $61.91 | 15.49% |
| 2023-06-06 | 11 | $78 | $65 | $70.7 | $61.91 | 14.2% |
| 2023-06-08 | 12 | $78 | $65 | $71.091 | $61.91 | 14.83% |
| 2023-06-22 | 12 | $78 | $64 | $70.636 | $61.91 | 14.09% |
| 2023-06-23 | 12 | $75 | $64 | $69.666 | $61.91 | 12.53% |
| 2023-07-18 | 12 | $75 | $64 | $69.222 | $61.91 | 11.81% |
| 2023-07-25 | 11 | $75 | $64 | $69.666 | $61.91 | 12.53% |
| 2023-08-16 | 11 | $75 | $64 | $69.555 | $61.91 | 12.35% |
| 2023-08-21 | 11 | $75 | $64 | $69.555 | $61.91 | 12.35% |
| 2023-08-22 | 11 | $75 | $60 | $68.222 | $61.91 | 10.2% |
| 2023-08-30 | 12 | $75 | $59 | $66.9 | $61.91 | 8.06% |
| 2023-09-06 | 13 | $75 | $59 | $66.909 | $61.91 | 8.07% |
| 2023-09-15 | 13 | $75 | $59 | $66.5 | $61.91 | 7.41% |
| 2023-09-20 | 14 | $75 | $59 | $66.5 | $61.91 | 7.41% |
| 2023-09-21 | 14 | $75 | $60 | $66.5 | $61.91 | 7.41% |
| 2023-09-29 | 14 | $75 | $58 | $66.333 | $61.91 | 7.14% |
| 2023-10-05 | 14 | $75 | $58 | $65.583 | $61.91 | 5.93% |
| 2023-10-06 | 14 | $75 | $60 | $66.25 | $61.91 | 7.01% |
| 2023-10-17 | 14 | $75 | $57 | $65.916 | $61.91 | 6.47% |
| 2023-10-24 | 14 | $75 | $57 | $64.727 | $61.91 | 4.55% |
| 2023-10-29 | 14 | $75 | $57 | $64.545 | $61.91 | 4.26% |
| 2023-10-30 | 14 | $75 | $57 | $63.545 | $61.91 | 2.64% |
| 2023-10-31 | 14 | $75 | $58 | $63.636 | $61.91 | 2.79% |
| 2023-11-24 | 14 | $75 | $58 | $63.727 | $61.91 | 2.93% |
| 2023-11-30 | 14 | $75 | $58 | $63.909 | $61.91 | 3.23% |
| 2023-12-18 | 14 | $75 | $58 | $64.181 | $61.91 | 3.67% |
| 2023-12-19 | 14 | $75 | $58 | $64.454 | $61.91 | 4.11% |
| 2023-12-21 | 14 | $75 | $58 | $64.727 | $61.91 | 4.55% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 17 months, XEL's average price target has gone down $9.49.
Over the past 50 weeks, XEL's average upside potential has been 9.5%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-30 | 10 | 79 | 65.001 | 72.400 | 68.10 | 6.31% |
| 2023-08-01 | 11 | 75 | 64.000 | 69.555 | 62.85 | 10.67% |
| 2023-10-24 | 14 | 75 | 57.000 | 64.727 | 59.08 | 9.56% |
| 2023-11-21 | 14 | 75 | 58.000 | 63.727 | 60.02 | 6.18% |
| 2023-12-18 | 14 | 75 | 58.000 | 64.181 | 62.35 | 2.94% |
XEL Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.29 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 35 weeks, XEL's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.49.
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for XEL as an investment opportunity.
- XCEL ENERGY INC's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -1229.13% of all US stocks.
- In the context of Utilities stocks, XCEL ENERGY INC's number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 5238.46% of them.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of Utilities stocks, XCEL ENERGY INC's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 3281.26% of them.
- In terms of how XCEL ENERGY INC fares relative to Utilities stocks, note that its average analyst price target is greater than 4757.46% of that group.
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