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XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering XCEL ENERGY INC.
| 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 | $58.52 | 24.06% |
| 2021-12-08 | 7 | $76 | $65 | $72.166 | $58.52 | 23.32% |
| 2021-12-21 | 7 | $76 | $69 | $72.833 | $58.52 | 24.46% |
| 2022-01-04 | 7 | $76 | $69 | $73.333 | $58.52 | 25.31% |
| 2022-01-13 | 8 | $76 | $69 | $73.285 | $58.52 | 25.23% |
| 2022-01-21 | 8 | $76 | $68 | $73.142 | $58.52 | 24.99% |
| 2022-01-25 | 9 | $76 | $68 | $73.375 | $58.52 | 25.38% |
| 2022-01-28 | 9 | $78 | $68 | $73.75 | $58.52 | 26.03% |
| 2022-02-23 | 9 | $78 | $65 | $73.375 | $58.52 | 25.38% |
| 2022-03-23 | 9 | $78 | $69 | $73.875 | $58.52 | 26.24% |
| 2022-03-29 | 9 | $79 | $69 | $74 | $58.52 | 26.45% |
| 2022-04-07 | 9 | $79 | $69 | $74.25 | $58.52 | 26.88% |
| 2022-04-14 | 9 | $84 | $69 | $74.875 | $58.52 | 27.95% |
| 2022-04-19 | 9 | $84 | $69 | $75.875 | $58.52 | 29.66% |
| 2022-04-26 | 9 | $84 | $70 | $76.625 | $58.52 | 30.94% |
| 2022-05-13 | 9 | $84 | $70 | $76.125 | $58.52 | 30.08% |
| 2022-05-24 | 9 | $84 | $70 | $75.75 | $58.52 | 29.44% |
| 2022-05-26 | 9 | $81 | $70 | $75.375 | $58.52 | 28.8% |
| 2022-07-26 | 10 | $79 | $69 | $74.222 | $58.52 | 26.83% |
| 2022-08-13 | 10 | $79 | $69 | $74.555 | $58.52 | 27.4% |
| 2022-08-23 | 10 | $79 | $70 | $75.111 | $58.52 | 28.35% |
| 2022-09-17 | 10 | $86 | $70 | $75.888 | $58.52 | 29.68% |
| 2022-09-22 | 10 | $86 | $70 | $75.777 | $58.52 | 29.49% |
| 2022-10-05 | 10 | $86 | $71 | $75.888 | $58.52 | 29.68% |
| 2022-10-07 | 10 | $86 | $69 | $74.777 | $58.52 | 27.78% |
| 2022-10-20 | 11 | $78 | $59 | $69.7 | $58.52 | 19.1% |
| 2022-11-01 | 11 | $78 | $59 | $69.545 | $58.52 | 18.84% |
| 2022-11-11 | 11 | $78 | $63 | $69.909 | $58.52 | 19.46% |
| 2022-11-24 | 11 | $78 | $63 | $70.363 | $58.52 | 20.24% |
| 2022-12-15 | 11 | $78 | $65.001 | $70.727 | $58.52 | 20.86% |
| 2022-12-28 | 11 | $79 | $65.001 | $72 | $58.52 | 23.03% |
| 2023-01-08 | 11 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.727 | $58.52 | 24.28% |
| 2023-01-16 | 11 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.909 | $58.52 | 24.59% |
| 2023-01-23 | 11 | $79 | $65.001 | $73 | $58.52 | 24.74% |
| 2023-01-29 | 10 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.5 | $58.52 | 23.89% |
| 2023-02-07 | 10 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.4 | $58.52 | 23.72% |
| 2023-02-22 | 10 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.2 | $58.52 | 23.38% |
| 2023-03-21 | 10 | $79 | $62 | $71.8 | $58.52 | 22.69% |
| 2023-04-04 | 10 | $78 | $62 | $71.2 | $58.52 | 21.67% |
| 2023-04-05 | 10 | $78 | $62 | $71.1 | $58.52 | 21.5% |
| 2023-05-08 | 10 | $79 | $67 | $73.1 | $58.52 | 24.91% |
| 2023-05-26 | 10 | $79 | $65 | $72.9 | $58.52 | 24.57% |
| 2023-05-30 | 11 | $79 | $65 | $72.6 | $58.52 | 24.06% |
| 2023-06-05 | 11 | $78 | $65 | $71.5 | $58.52 | 22.18% |
| 2023-06-06 | 11 | $78 | $65 | $70.7 | $58.52 | 20.81% |
| 2023-06-08 | 12 | $78 | $65 | $71.091 | $58.52 | 21.48% |
| 2023-06-22 | 12 | $78 | $64 | $70.636 | $58.52 | 20.7% |
| 2023-06-23 | 12 | $78 | $64 | $70.5 | $58.52 | 20.47% |
| 2023-07-18 | 12 | $75 | $64 | $69.222 | $58.52 | 18.29% |
| 2023-07-25 | 11 | $75 | $64 | $69.666 | $58.52 | 19.05% |
| 2023-08-16 | 11 | $75 | $64 | $69.555 | $58.52 | 18.86% |
| 2023-08-21 | 11 | $75 | $64 | $69.555 | $58.52 | 18.86% |
| 2023-08-22 | 11 | $75 | $60 | $68.222 | $58.52 | 16.58% |
| 2023-08-30 | 12 | $75 | $59 | $66.9 | $58.52 | 14.32% |
| 2023-09-06 | 13 | $75 | $59 | $66.909 | $58.52 | 14.34% |
| 2023-09-15 | 13 | $75 | $59 | $66.5 | $58.52 | 13.64% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 40 months, XEL's average price target has gone up $3.25.
XEL reports an average of 9.42% for its upside potential over the past 51 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-24 | 11 | 78 | 63.000 | 70.363 | 69.20 | 1.68% |
| 2023-01-29 | 10 | 79 | 65.001 | 72.500 | 68.43 | 5.95% |
| 2023-02-22 | 10 | 79 | 65.001 | 72.200 | 66.69 | 8.26% |
| 2023-05-08 | 10 | 79 | 67.000 | 73.100 | 69.32 | 5.45% |
| 2023-06-23 | 12 | 75 | 64.000 | 69.666 | 62.10 | 12.18% |
XEL Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.54 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 44 months, XEL's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.08.
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.
- In terms of how XCEL ENERGY INC fares relative to all US stocks, note that its variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -860.21% of that group.
- In terms of how XCEL ENERGY INC fares relative to stocks in the large market cap category, note that its number of analysts covering the stock is higher than 1835.2% of that group.
- XEL has a higher upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) than 3907.71% of Utilities stocks.
- XEL has a higher average analyst price target than 3894.68% of Utilities stocks.
Stocks similar to XCEL ENERGY INC in the Utilities industry regarding analyst recommendations and price targets are SRE, NGG, and TRP.
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