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XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL) Price Targets From Analysts
Use the tables below to see what analysts covering XCEL ENERGY INC think about its future price and what recommendations they have for investors and traders.
| 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 | $68.85 | 5.45% |
| 2021-12-08 | 7 | $76 | $65 | $72.166 | $68.85 | 4.82% |
| 2021-12-21 | 7 | $76 | $69 | $72.833 | $68.85 | 5.79% |
| 2022-01-04 | 7 | $76 | $69 | $73.333 | $68.85 | 6.51% |
| 2022-01-13 | 8 | $76 | $69 | $73.285 | $68.85 | 6.44% |
| 2022-01-21 | 8 | $76 | $68 | $73.142 | $68.85 | 6.23% |
| 2022-01-25 | 9 | $76 | $68 | $73.375 | $68.85 | 6.57% |
| 2022-01-28 | 9 | $78 | $68 | $73.75 | $68.85 | 7.12% |
| 2022-02-23 | 9 | $78 | $65 | $73.375 | $68.85 | 6.57% |
| 2022-03-23 | 9 | $78 | $69 | $73.875 | $68.85 | 7.3% |
| 2022-03-29 | 9 | $79 | $69 | $74 | $68.85 | 7.48% |
| 2022-04-07 | 9 | $79 | $69 | $74.25 | $68.85 | 7.84% |
| 2022-04-14 | 9 | $84 | $69 | $74.875 | $68.85 | 8.75% |
| 2022-04-19 | 9 | $84 | $69 | $75.875 | $68.85 | 10.2% |
| 2022-04-26 | 9 | $84 | $70 | $76.625 | $68.85 | 11.29% |
| 2022-05-13 | 9 | $84 | $70 | $76.125 | $68.85 | 10.57% |
| 2022-05-24 | 9 | $84 | $70 | $75.75 | $68.85 | 10.02% |
| 2022-05-26 | 9 | $81 | $70 | $75.375 | $68.85 | 9.48% |
| 2022-07-26 | 10 | $79 | $69 | $74.222 | $68.85 | 7.8% |
| 2022-08-13 | 10 | $79 | $69 | $74.555 | $68.85 | 8.29% |
| 2022-08-23 | 10 | $79 | $70 | $75.111 | $68.85 | 9.09% |
| 2022-09-17 | 10 | $86 | $70 | $75.888 | $68.85 | 10.22% |
| 2022-09-22 | 10 | $86 | $70 | $75.777 | $68.85 | 10.06% |
| 2022-10-05 | 10 | $86 | $71 | $75.888 | $68.85 | 10.22% |
| 2022-10-07 | 10 | $86 | $69 | $74.777 | $68.85 | 8.61% |
| 2022-10-20 | 11 | $78 | $59 | $69.7 | $68.85 | 1.23% |
| 2022-11-01 | 11 | $78 | $59 | $69.545 | $68.85 | 1.01% |
| 2022-11-11 | 11 | $78 | $63 | $69.909 | $68.85 | 1.54% |
| 2022-11-24 | 11 | $78 | $63 | $70.363 | $68.85 | 2.2% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 16 months, XEL's average price target has gone down $1.1.
Over the past 50 weeks, XEL's average upside potential has been 5.3%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-14 | 9 | 84 | 69 | 74.875 | 74.340 | 0.72% |
| 2022-05-26 | 9 | 81 | 70 | 75.375 | 74.960 | 0.55% |
| 2022-09-10 | 10 | 86 | 70 | 75.888 | 76.980 | -1.42% |
| 2022-09-22 | 10 | 86 | 70 | 75.777 | 72.450 | 4.59% |
| 2022-10-20 | 11 | 78 | 59 | 69.700 | 59.725 | 16.7% |
XEL Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.73 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
XEL's average broker recommendation rating improved by 1.27 over the prior 25 months.
Use the points listed below to better contextualize what this analyst price target and recommendations data data means for investors.
- XCEL ENERGY INC's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -370.06% of all US stocks.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of all US stocks, XCEL ENERGY INC's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 573.2% of them.
- XEL has a higher number of analysts covering the stock than 850.87% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- In the context of Utilities stocks, XCEL ENERGY INC's average analyst price target is greater than 1967.79% of them.
In terms of price targets and recommendations offered by analysts, the stocks in the Utilities industry with the ratings most similar to XCEL ENERGY INC are CQP, UGP, and LNG.
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