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Xcel Energy Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:XEL | Benzinga
Xcel Energy Inc has a consensus price target of $70.89 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 Evercore ISI Group, BMO Capital, and Barclays on April 28, 2025, April 23, 2025, and April 22, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $74.33 between Evercore ISI Group, BMO Capital, and Barclays, there's an implied 2.78% upside for Xcel Energy Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Evercore ISI Group
BMO Capital
Barclays
UBS
Morgan Stanley
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Xcel Energy
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 6.47% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra67% | $74 → $77 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 0.94% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $69 → $73 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | 0.94% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella65% | $72 → $73 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2025 | Buy Now | 6.47% | UBS | Ross Fowler62% | $73 → $77 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | -0.44% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella65% | $69 → $72 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2025 | Buy Now | 0.94% | UBS | Ross Fowler62% | $70 → $73 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 7.85% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $75 → $78 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | 3.71% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton70% | $72 → $75 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2025 | Buy Now | -4.59% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella65% | $71 → $69 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | -0.44% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton70% | $70 → $72 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | 10.62% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet65% | $69 → $80 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/04/2024 | Buy Now | 9.24% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp60% | $74 → $79 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/26/2024 | Buy Now | -1.83% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella65% | $67 → $71 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/22/2024 | Buy Now | -0.44% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $74 → $72 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 2.32% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp60% | $69 → $74 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 5.09% | Jefferies | Paul Zimbardo67% | $71 → $76 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2024 | Buy Now | -7.36% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella65% | $57 → $67 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -8.74% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton70% | $63 → $66 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | -4.59% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp60% | $66 → $69 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2024 | Buy Now | 0.94% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $68 → $73 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2024 | Buy Now | -7.36% | UBS | Ross Fowler62% | $66 → $67 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/19/2024 | Buy Now | -3.21% | Jefferies | Paul Zimbardo67% | → $70 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | -8.74% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp60% | $65 → $66 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/26/2024 | Buy Now | -5.97% | Argus Research | Gary Hovis63% | → $68 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2024 | Buy Now | -5.97% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $62 → $68 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | -12.89% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton70% | $57 → $63 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2024 | Buy Now | -14.27% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $65 → $62 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | -10.12% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $59 → $65 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | -21.18% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella65% | $56 → $57 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | -8.74% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith68% | $63 → $66 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -18.42% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra67% | $54 → $59 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2024 | Buy Now | -10.12% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp60% | $68 → $65 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2024 | Buy Now | -18.42% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet65% | $68 → $59 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2024 | Buy Now | -25.33% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella65% | $61 → $54 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2024 | Buy Now | -19.8% | Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman52% | → $58 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2024 | Buy Now | -5.97% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker66% | $67 → $68 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | -15.65% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont70% | $62 → $61 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2024 | Buy Now | -11.5% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton70% | $63 → $64 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2024 | Buy Now | -14.27% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont70% | $61 → $62 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | -5.97% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp60% | $62 → $68 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2023 | Buy Now | -14.27% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $59 → $62 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/30/2023 | Buy Now | -5.97% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Metz49% | $66 → $68 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2023 | Buy Now | -18.42% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $58 → $59 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2023 | Buy Now | -18.42% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $58 → $59 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2023 | Buy Now | -19.8% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $61 → $58 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2023 | Buy Now | -14.27% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | $69 → $62 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2023 | Buy Now | -21.18% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont70% | $60 → $57 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2023 | Buy Now | -8.74% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith68% | $58 → $66 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2023 | Buy Now | -14.27% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp60% | $71 → $62 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/21/2023 | Buy Now | -15.65% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $59 → $61 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2023 | Buy Now | -14.27% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $66 → $62 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/15/2023 | Buy Now | -14.27% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra67% | $66 → $62 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/06/2023 | Buy Now | -7.36% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker66% | $76 → $67 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/24/2023 | Buy Now | -17.04% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont70% | → $60 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2023 | Buy Now | -18.42% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $64 → $59 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2023 | Buy Now | -17.04% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith68% | $72 → $60 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | -11.5% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $64 → $64 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | -1.83% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp60% | $75 → $71 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2023 | Buy Now | -11.5% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $65 → $64 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/22/2023 | Buy Now | -11.5% | 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 | 3.71% | Goldman Sachs | Carly Davenport46% | → $75 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/06/2023 | Buy Now | -3.21% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith68% | $74 → $70 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/05/2023 | Buy Now | -4.59% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $75 → $69 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2023 | Buy Now | -5.97% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Metz49% | $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 | -4.59% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | $72 → $69 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2023 | Buy Now | -10.12% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $67 → $65 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2023 | Buy Now | -1.83% | UBS | Ross Fowler62% | $72 → $71 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2023 | Buy Now | -7.36% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $62 → $67 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2023 | Buy Now | 9.24% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Metz49% | $73 → $79 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2023 | Buy Now | 0.94% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $74 → $73 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2023 | Buy Now | -14.27% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $66 → $62 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/17/2023 | Buy Now | -0.44% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | $75 → $72 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2023 | Buy Now | -8.74% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $68 → $66 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 0.94% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton70% | $76 → $73 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2023 | Buy Now | -5.97% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $67 → $68 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2023 | Buy Now | 3.71% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp60% | $73 → $75 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2022 | Buy Now | -7.36% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $63 → $67 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2022 | Buy Now | -5.97% | Credit Suisse | Nicholas Campanella65% | → $68 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2022 | Buy Now | -12.89% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $59 → $63 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2022 | Buy Now | -18.42% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $73 → $59 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2022 | Buy Now | -4.59% | Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman52% | → $69 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2022 | Buy Now | -5.97% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp60% | $78 → $68 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2022 | Buy Now | -4.59% | Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton70% | $79 → $69 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2022 | Buy Now | -10.12% | Mizuho | Paul Fremont62% | $72 → $65 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2022 | Buy Now | -11.5% | Credit Suisse | Nicholas Campanella65% | $72 → $64 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2022 | Buy Now | -0.44% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet65% | $86 → $72 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2022 | Buy Now | -1.83% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker75% | $80 → $71 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2022 | Buy Now | 2.32% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $69 → $74 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2022 | Buy Now | -4.59% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $64 → $69 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2022 | Buy Now | 7.85% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp60% | $79 → $78 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2022 | Buy Now | 7.85% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont70% | $82 → $78 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/30/2022 | Buy Now | -1.83% | UBS | Ross Fowler62% | $74 → $71 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/23/2022 | Buy Now | -0.44% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $75 → $72 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | 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 Evercore ISI Group on April 28, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $77.00 expecting XEL to rise to within 12 months (a possible 6.47% upside). 28 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 Evercore ISI Group, and Xcel Energy maintained their outperform 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 28, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 28, 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 $74.00 to $77.00. The current price Xcel Energy (XEL) is trading at is $72.32, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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