Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) Social Stream
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 | $72.32 | 0.39% |
| 2021-12-08 | 7 | $76 | $65 | $72.166 | $72.32 | -0.21% |
| 2021-12-21 | 7 | $76 | $69 | $72.833 | $72.32 | 0.71% |
| 2022-01-04 | 7 | $76 | $69 | $73.333 | $72.32 | 1.4% |
| 2022-01-13 | 8 | $76 | $69 | $73.285 | $72.32 | 1.33% |
| 2022-01-21 | 8 | $76 | $68 | $73.142 | $72.32 | 1.14% |
| 2022-01-25 | 9 | $76 | $68 | $73.375 | $72.32 | 1.46% |
| 2022-01-28 | 9 | $78 | $68 | $73.75 | $72.32 | 1.98% |
| 2022-02-23 | 9 | $78 | $65 | $73.375 | $72.32 | 1.46% |
| 2022-03-23 | 9 | $78 | $69 | $73.875 | $72.32 | 2.15% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 44 weeks, XEL's average price target has gone up $3.11.
XEL reports an average of 6% for its upside potential over the past 44 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-26 | 13 | 76 | 63 | 71.310 | 67.10 | 6.27% |
| 2021-08-01 | 13 | 76 | 63 | 71.000 | 68.25 | 4.03% |
| 2021-11-23 | 7 | 76 | 65 | 72.166 | 65.84 | 9.61% |
| 2021-12-08 | 7 | 76 | 65 | 72.166 | 67.11 | 7.53% |
| 2022-01-28 | 9 | 78 | 68 | 73.750 | 69.84 | 5.6% |
XEL Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.67 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
XEL's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.95 over the prior 25 months.
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 -35.08% 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 greater than 168.01% of them.
- Xcel Energy Inc's number of analysts covering the stock is higher than 219.77% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- In the context of Utilities stocks, Xcel Energy Inc's average analyst price target is higher than 706.63% of them.
In the Utilities industry, WEC, PEG, and PCG are the three stocks most similar to Xcel Energy Inc regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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