$71.55
0.160.22%
At close: -
$69.40
-2.15-3.00%
After Hours: 5:19 PM EDT
Comments
Loading...
Xcel Energy Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:XEL | Benzinga
Xcel Energy Inc has a consensus price target of $69.95 based on the ratings of 19 analysts. The high is $80 issued by JP Morgan on December 12, 2024. The low is $58 issued by Wolfe Research on March 11, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by BMO Capital, Barclays, and UBS on April 23, 2025, April 22, 2025, and April 1, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $74.33 between BMO Capital, Barclays, and UBS, there's an implied 7.11% upside for Xcel Energy Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
BMO Capital
Barclays
UBS
Morgan Stanley
Wells Fargo
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Xcel Energy
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 5.19% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $69 → $73 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | 5.19% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella64% | $72 → $73 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2025 | Buy Now | 10.95% | UBS | Ross Fowler53% | $73 → $77 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | 3.75% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella64% | $69 → $72 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2025 | Buy Now | 5.19% | UBS | Ross Fowler53% | $70 → $73 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 12.39% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $75 → $78 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | 8.07% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton69% | $72 → $75 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2025 | Buy Now | -0.58% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella64% | $71 → $69 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | 3.75% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton69% | $70 → $72 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | 15.27% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet64% | $69 → $80 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/04/2024 | Buy Now | 13.83% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $74 → $79 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/26/2024 | Buy Now | 2.31% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella64% | $67 → $71 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/22/2024 | Buy Now | 3.75% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $74 → $72 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 6.63% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $69 → $74 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 9.51% | Jefferies | Paul Zimbardo76% | $71 → $76 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2024 | Buy Now | -3.46% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella64% | $57 → $67 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -4.9% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton69% | $63 → $66 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | -0.58% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $66 → $69 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2024 | Buy Now | 5.19% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $68 → $73 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2024 | Buy Now | -3.46% | UBS | Ross Fowler53% | $66 → $67 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/19/2024 | Buy Now | 0.86% | Jefferies | Paul Zimbardo76% | → $70 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | -4.9% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $65 → $66 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/26/2024 | Buy Now | -2.02% | Argus Research | Gary Hovis65% | → $68 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2024 | Buy Now | -2.02% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $62 → $68 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | -9.22% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton69% | $57 → $63 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2024 | Buy Now | -10.66% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $65 → $62 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | -6.34% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $59 → $65 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | -17.87% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella64% | $56 → $57 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | -4.9% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith68% | $63 → $66 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -14.99% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra62% | $54 → $59 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2024 | Buy Now | -6.34% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $68 → $65 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2024 | Buy Now | -14.99% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet64% | $68 → $59 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2024 | Buy Now | -22.19% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella64% | $61 → $54 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2024 | Buy Now | -16.43% | Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman52% | → $58 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2024 | Buy Now | -2.02% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker67% | $67 → $68 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | -12.1% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont71% | $62 → $61 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2024 | Buy Now | -7.78% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton69% | $63 → $64 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2024 | Buy Now | -10.66% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont71% | $61 → $62 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | -2.02% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $62 → $68 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2023 | Buy Now | -10.66% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $59 → $62 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/30/2023 | Buy Now | -2.02% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Metz51% | $66 → $68 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2023 | Buy Now | -14.99% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $58 → $59 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2023 | Buy Now | -14.99% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $58 → $59 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2023 | Buy Now | -16.43% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $61 → $58 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2023 | Buy Now | -10.66% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | $69 → $62 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2023 | Buy Now | -17.87% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont71% | $60 → $57 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2023 | Buy Now | -4.9% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith68% | $58 → $66 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2023 | Buy Now | -10.66% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $71 → $62 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/21/2023 | Buy Now | -12.1% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $59 → $61 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2023 | Buy Now | -10.66% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $66 → $62 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/15/2023 | Buy Now | -10.66% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra62% | $66 → $62 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/06/2023 | Buy Now | -3.46% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker67% | $76 → $67 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/24/2023 | Buy Now | -13.54% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont71% | → $60 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2023 | Buy Now | -14.99% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $64 → $59 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2023 | Buy Now | -13.54% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith68% | $72 → $60 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | -7.78% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $64 → $64 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | 2.31% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $75 → $71 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2023 | Buy Now | -7.78% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $65 → $64 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/22/2023 | Buy Now | -7.78% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $69 → $64 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2023 | Buy Now | — | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 06/08/2023 | Buy Now | 8.07% | Goldman Sachs | Carly Davenport46% | → $75 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/06/2023 | Buy Now | 0.86% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith68% | $74 → $70 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/05/2023 | Buy Now | -0.58% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $75 → $69 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2023 | Buy Now | -2.02% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Metz51% | $79 → $68 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman52% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2023 | Buy Now | -0.58% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | $72 → $69 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2023 | Buy Now | -6.34% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $67 → $65 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2023 | Buy Now | 2.31% | UBS | Ross Fowler53% | $72 → $71 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2023 | Buy Now | -3.46% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $62 → $67 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2023 | Buy Now | 13.83% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Metz51% | $73 → $79 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2023 | Buy Now | 5.19% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $74 → $73 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2023 | Buy Now | -10.66% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $66 → $62 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/17/2023 | Buy Now | 3.75% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | $75 → $72 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2023 | Buy Now | -4.9% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $68 → $66 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 5.19% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton69% | $76 → $73 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2023 | Buy Now | -2.02% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $67 → $68 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2023 | Buy Now | 8.07% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $73 → $75 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2022 | Buy Now | -3.46% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $63 → $67 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2022 | Buy Now | -2.02% | Credit Suisse | Nicholas Campanella64% | → $68 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2022 | Buy Now | -9.22% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $59 → $63 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2022 | Buy Now | -14.99% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $73 → $59 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2022 | Buy Now | -0.58% | Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman52% | → $69 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2022 | Buy Now | -2.02% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $78 → $68 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2022 | Buy Now | -0.58% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton69% | $114 → $100 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2022 | Buy Now | -6.34% | Mizuho | Paul Fremont64% | $72 → $65 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2022 | Buy Now | -7.78% | Credit Suisse | Nicholas Campanella64% | $72 → $64 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2022 | Buy Now | 3.75% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet64% | $86 → $72 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2022 | Buy Now | 2.31% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $80 → $71 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2022 | Buy Now | 6.63% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $69 → $74 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2022 | Buy Now | -0.58% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $64 → $69 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2022 | Buy Now | 12.39% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $79 → $78 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2022 | Buy Now | 12.39% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont71% | $82 → $78 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/30/2022 | Buy Now | 2.31% | UBS | Ross Fowler53% | $74 → $71 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/23/2022 | Buy Now | 3.75% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $75 → $72 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2022 | Buy Now | 13.83% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton69% | $73 → $79 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2022 | Buy Now | 15.27% | Credit Suisse | Nicholas Campanella64% | → $80 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Xcel Energy (XEL) stock?
The latest price target for Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) was reported by BMO Capital on April 23, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $73.00 expecting XEL to rise to within 12 months (a possible 5.19% upside). 30 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Xcel Energy (XEL)?
The latest analyst rating for Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) was provided by BMO Capital, and Xcel Energy maintained their market perform rating.
When was the last upgrade for Xcel Energy (XEL)?
The last upgrade for Xcel Energy Inc happened on January 13, 2025 when Wells Fargo raised their price target to $72. Wells Fargo previously had an equal-weight for Xcel Energy Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Xcel Energy (XEL)?
The last downgrade for Xcel Energy Inc happened on August 22, 2023 when B of A Securities changed their price target from $72 to $60 for Xcel Energy Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Xcel Energy (XEL)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Xcel Energy, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Xcel Energy was filed on April 23, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 23, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Xcel Energy (XEL) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Xcel Energy (XEL) rating was a maintained with a price target of $69.00 to $73.00. The current price Xcel Energy (XEL) is trading at is $69.40, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
Browse analyst ratings and price targets on all stocks.
