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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 | $63.56 | 14.22% |
| 2021-12-08 | 7 | $76 | $65 | $72.166 | $63.56 | 13.54% |
| 2021-12-21 | 7 | $76 | $69 | $72.833 | $63.56 | 14.59% |
| 2022-01-04 | 7 | $76 | $69 | $73.333 | $63.56 | 15.38% |
| 2022-01-13 | 8 | $76 | $69 | $73.285 | $63.56 | 15.3% |
| 2022-01-21 | 8 | $76 | $68 | $73.142 | $63.56 | 15.08% |
| 2022-01-25 | 9 | $76 | $68 | $73.375 | $63.56 | 15.44% |
| 2022-01-28 | 9 | $78 | $68 | $73.75 | $63.56 | 16.03% |
| 2022-02-23 | 9 | $78 | $65 | $73.375 | $63.56 | 15.44% |
| 2022-03-23 | 9 | $78 | $69 | $73.875 | $63.56 | 16.23% |
| 2022-03-29 | 9 | $79 | $69 | $74 | $63.56 | 16.43% |
| 2022-04-07 | 9 | $79 | $69 | $74.25 | $63.56 | 16.82% |
| 2022-04-14 | 9 | $84 | $69 | $74.875 | $63.56 | 17.8% |
| 2022-04-19 | 9 | $84 | $69 | $75.875 | $63.56 | 19.38% |
| 2022-04-26 | 9 | $84 | $70 | $76.625 | $63.56 | 20.56% |
| 2022-05-13 | 9 | $84 | $70 | $76.125 | $63.56 | 19.77% |
| 2022-05-24 | 9 | $84 | $70 | $75.75 | $63.56 | 19.18% |
| 2022-05-26 | 9 | $81 | $70 | $75.375 | $63.56 | 18.59% |
| 2022-07-26 | 10 | $79 | $69 | $74.222 | $63.56 | 16.77% |
| 2022-08-13 | 10 | $79 | $69 | $74.555 | $63.56 | 17.3% |
| 2022-08-23 | 10 | $79 | $70 | $75.111 | $63.56 | 18.17% |
| 2022-09-17 | 10 | $86 | $70 | $75.888 | $63.56 | 19.4% |
| 2022-09-22 | 10 | $86 | $70 | $75.777 | $63.56 | 19.22% |
| 2022-10-05 | 10 | $86 | $71 | $75.888 | $63.56 | 19.4% |
| 2022-10-07 | 10 | $86 | $69 | $74.777 | $63.56 | 17.65% |
| 2022-10-20 | 11 | $78 | $59 | $69.636 | $63.56 | 9.56% |
| 2022-11-01 | 11 | $78 | $59 | $69.545 | $63.56 | 9.42% |
| 2022-11-11 | 11 | $78 | $63 | $69.909 | $63.56 | 9.99% |
| 2022-11-24 | 11 | $78 | $63 | $70.363 | $63.56 | 10.7% |
| 2022-12-15 | 11 | $78 | $65.001 | $70.727 | $63.56 | 11.28% |
| 2022-12-28 | 11 | $79 | $65.001 | $72 | $63.56 | 13.28% |
| 2023-01-08 | 11 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.727 | $63.56 | 14.42% |
| 2023-01-16 | 11 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.909 | $63.56 | 14.71% |
| 2023-01-23 | 11 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.8 | $63.56 | 14.54% |
| 2023-01-29 | 10 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.5 | $63.56 | 14.07% |
| 2023-02-07 | 10 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.4 | $63.56 | 13.91% |
| 2023-02-22 | 10 | $79 | $65.001 | $72.2 | $63.56 | 13.59% |
| 2023-03-21 | 10 | $79 | $62 | $71.8 | $63.56 | 12.96% |
| 2023-04-04 | 10 | $78 | $62 | $71.2 | $63.56 | 12.02% |
| 2023-04-05 | 10 | $78 | $62 | $71.1 | $63.56 | 11.86% |
| 2023-05-08 | 10 | $79 | $67 | $73.1 | $63.56 | 15.01% |
| 2023-05-26 | 10 | $79 | $65 | $72.9 | $63.56 | 14.69% |
| 2023-05-30 | 11 | $79 | $65 | $72.6 | $63.56 | 14.22% |
| 2023-06-05 | 11 | $78 | $65 | $71.1 | $63.56 | 11.86% |
| 2023-06-06 | 11 | $78 | $65 | $70.7 | $63.56 | 11.23% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 30 weeks, XEL's average price target has gone up $0.79.
XEL reports an average of 6.19% for its upside potential over the past 45 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-01 | 10 | 79 | 69 | 74.555 | 73.190 | 1.87% |
| 2022-08-12 | 10 | 79 | 69 | 74.555 | 75.960 | -1.85% |
| 2022-10-20 | 11 | 78 | 59 | 69.636 | 59.725 | 16.59% |
| 2023-03-29 | 10 | 78 | 62 | 71.200 | 66.540 | 7% |
| 2023-04-20 | 10 | 79 | 67 | 73.100 | 70.690 | 3.41% |
XEL Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.09 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
XEL's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.62 over the prior 20 months.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- XCEL ENERGY INC's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -677.01% of all US stocks.
- In terms of how XCEL ENERGY INC fares relative to all US stocks, note that its upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 1559.04% of that group.
- XEL has a higher number of analysts covering the stock than 1411.95% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- In terms of how XCEL ENERGY INC fares relative to Utilities stocks, note that its average analyst price target is greater than 3231.2% of that group.
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 SRE, NGG, and TRP.
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