Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.750-3.850 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.830. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Xcel Energy also updated its FY24 guidance to $3.50-3.60 EPS.

Xcel Energy Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of XEL stock traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $66.69. The stock had a trading volume of 6,860,953 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,615,531. Xcel Energy has a 12-month low of $46.79 and a 12-month high of $68.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $63.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.38.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $1.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by ($0.06). Xcel Energy had a return on equity of 10.99% and a net margin of 13.67%. The business had revenue of $3.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.93 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.23 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Xcel Energy will post 3.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on XEL shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Xcel Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $71.00 to $76.00 in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Xcel Energy from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Barclays raised their price objective on Xcel Energy from $57.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Xcel Energy from $69.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Argus upgraded shares of Xcel Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $68.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, August 26th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $66.38.

Xcel Energy Company Profile

Xcel Energy Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, purchasing, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility, Regulated Natural Gas Utility, and All Other segments. The company generates electricity through wind, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar energy sources, as well as coal, natural gas, oil, wood, and refuse-derived fuels.