Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering XEL.
| Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | $74 | $60 | $68.15 | $71.3 | -4.42% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 126 days, XEL's average price target has gone down $4.28.
XEL reports an average of 3.81% for its upside potential over the past 291 days.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-23 | 13 | 74 | 60.0 | 68.15 | 65.440 | 4.14% |
| 2021-03-20 | 13 | 74 | 60.0 | 68.15 | 62.990 | 8.19% |
| 2021-03-13 | 13 | 74 | 59.0 | 68.08 | 62.080 | 9.66% |
| 2021-03-06 | 13 | 82 | 59.0 | 69.08 | 61.350 | 12.6% |
| 2021-02-27 | 13 | 82 | 59.0 | 69.15 | 58.590 | 18.02% |
| 2021-02-20 | 13 | 82 | 59.0 | 69.15 | 62.070 | 11.41% |
| 2021-02-13 | 13 | 82 | 60.0 | 69.23 | 61.540 | 12.5% |
| 2021-02-06 | 13 | 82 | 60.0 | 69.23 | 63.440 | 9.13% |
| 2021-01-30 | 13 | 82 | 60.0 | 70.00 | 63.990 | 9.39% |
| 2021-01-23 | 13 | 82 | 60.0 | 71.08 | 64.760 | 9.76% |
| 2021-01-16 | 14 | 82 | 62.0 | 71.21 | 64.960 | 9.62% |
| 2021-01-09 | 14 | 82 | 62.0 | 71.86 | 65.760 | 9.28% |
| 2021-01-02 | 14 | 82 | 62.0 | 72.07 | 66.670 | 8.1% |
| 2020-12-26 | 14 | 82 | 62.0 | 72.07 | 64.630 | 11.51% |
| 2020-12-19 | 14 | 82 | 62.0 | 72.07 | 66.100 | 9.03% |
| 2020-11-23 | 14 | 82 | 65.0 | 72.43 | 68.360 | 5.95% |
| 2020-11-17 | 14 | 82 | 65.0 | 72.43 | 72.630 | -0.28% |
| 2020-11-10 | 14 | 76 | 65.0 | 71.43 | 73.730 | -3.12% |
| 2020-10-29 | 14 | 76 | 65.0 | 70.86 | 70.740 | 0.17% |
| 2020-10-05 | 13 | 74 | 60.0 | 68.38 | 71.470 | -4.32% |
| 2020-09-18 | 13 | 74 | 60.0 | 68.23 | 66.900 | 1.99% |
| 2020-09-18 | 13 | 74 | 60.0 | 68.46 | 66.900 | 2.33% |
| 2020-08-20 | 13 | 74 | 59.0 | 68.15 | 69.010 | -1.25% |
| 2020-08-14 | 13 | 74 | 56.5 | 67.27 | 70.730 | -4.89% |
| 2020-08-05 | 13 | 74 | 56.5 | 66.96 | 69.790 | -4.06% |
| 2020-07-25 | 13 | 74 | 59.0 | 64.96 | 67.880 | -4.3% |
| 2020-07-17 | 13 | 68 | 59.0 | 63.58 | 66.390 | -4.23% |
| 2020-07-06 | 13 | 68 | 56.0 | 63.35 | 63.580 | -0.36% |
| 2020-07-01 | 13 | 69 | 56.0 | 63.73 | 64.185 | -0.71% |
| 2020-06-23 | 13 | 69 | 56.0 | 63.73 | 64.190 | -0.72% |
| 2020-06-20 | 13 | 69 | 56.0 | 63.73 | 64.010 | -0.44% |
| 2020-06-10 | 13 | 69 | 55.0 | 63.46 | 66.930 | -5.18% |
| 2020-06-05 | 12 | 69 | 55.0 | 63.25 | 65.260 | -3.08% |
XEL Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.97 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 153 days, XEL's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.07.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- The number of analysts covering the stock of XEL is greater than 81.42% of all US stocks.
- XEL has a greater upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) than 21.08% of all US stocks.
- The average analyst price target of XEL is higher than 76.07% of all US stocks.
- The variance in analysts' estimates of XEL is lower than 87.6% of stocks in the large market cap category.
In the Utilities industry, DUK, AM and PPL are the three stocks most similar to Xcel Energy Inc regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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