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Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) stock analysis

$76.78+0.13%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • XEL gained 6.6% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 135th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −4.1%, 19.9 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 7.8% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 0 analysts raised earnings estimates and 2 cut; forward EPS moved 0.0% (+0.2% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Regulated utilities segment of the Energy & Power, where the 1-month median return is +4.8%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 21, 2026).
Market cap$48.0B
12-month return−4.1%
Forward P/E16.9×
Mean target vs price+16.3%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

XEL+6.6%
Sector median+2.0%
S&P 5000.0%
XEL−4.9%
Sector median−6.9%
S&P 500+4.7%
XEL−1.7%
Sector median−6.3%
S&P 500+8.7%
XEL−4.1%
Sector median−4.4%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500135 / 497
1-month rank in the Nasdaq 10031 / 100
3-month rank in its sector · Utilities38 / 96

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 21, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

58 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +0.5%, positive 55% of the time, against +0.9% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$4.54
30-day change0.0%
90-day change+0.2%
Mean target$89.33 +16.3%
Raised (30d) 0Cut (30d) 2

18 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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PeersNEE · SO · DUK · NGG

Where it sits in the supply chain

Energy & Power · Transmission & delivery

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Supplied by
Generation equipment & on-site power−26.1%
GEV−2.6%1 monthBE−13.7%1 monthBLDP−32.1%1 monthFCEL−26.1%1 monthPLUG−33.2%1 month
Nuclear & independent power producers+7.0%
CEG+2.8%1 monthVST+11.2%1 month
Grid construction−6.4%
PWR−6.4%1 month
Its segment
Regulated utilities+4.8%
NEE−1.2%1 monthDUK+3.7%1 monthSO+6.2%1 monthAEP+5.9%1 monthEXC+3.0%1 monthXEL+6.6%1 month

Generate, transmit and deliver power at regulated returns; data-center load raises growth and capex, while higher rates weigh on valuations.

Sells into
Power & fuel demand

Also on: Utilities & Power Grid

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Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−16.7%
Volatility, 60D17.6%
From 52-week high−7.8%
From 52-week low+10.6%
Trailing P/E21.0×
Forward P/E16.9×

Themes

  • Grid & Transmission3M rank 17 / 48
NEENextEra EnergyDUKDuke EnergySOSouthern CompanyAEPAmerican Electric PowerEXCExelon CorporationGEVGE VernovaCEGConstellation EnergyVSTVistra Corp.

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