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Xcel Energy Inc has a consensus price target of $65.3 based on the ratings of 20 analysts. The high is $76 issued by Goldman Sachs on October 13, 2021. The low is $57 issued by Barclays on April 30, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by UBS, Jefferies, and Keybanc on September 20, 2024, September 19, 2024, and September 16, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $67.67 between UBS, Jefferies, and Keybanc, there's an implied 5.51% upside for Xcel Energy Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) was reported by UBS on September 20, 2024. The analyst firm set a price target for $67.00 expecting XEL to rise to within 12 months (a possible 4.48% upside). 29 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) was provided by UBS, and Xcel Energy maintained their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Xcel Energy Inc happened on August 26, 2024 when Argus Research raised their price target to $68. Argus Research previously had a hold for Xcel Energy Inc.
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.
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 September 20, 2024 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around September 20, 2025.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Xcel Energy (XEL) rating was a maintained with a price target of $66.00 to $67.00. The current price Xcel Energy (XEL) is trading at is $64.13, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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