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XEL Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy

14 Buy

1 Hold

0 Sell

Based on 15 analysts giving stock ratings to

Xcel

Energy

in the past 3 months

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XEL Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

$92.54

▲(14.13% Upside)

Based on 15 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Xcel Energy in the last 3 months. The average price target is $92.54 with a high forecast of $99.00 and a low forecast of $87.00. The average price target represents a 14.13% change from the last price of $81.08.

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Highest Price Target$99.00

Average Price Target$92.54

Lowest Price Target$87.00

The highest, average, and lowest price target of all analysts. Click on ‘Top Analysts’ to focus on the best performers.

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts

Nicholas Campanella

Barclays

$87

Buy

7.30%

Upside

Reiterated

06/29/26

Barclays Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Xcel Energy (XEL)

Alex Kania

BTIG

$94→$98

Buy

20.87%

Upside

Reiterated

06/26/26

Analysts' Top Utilities Picks: Xcel Energy (XEL), Fortis (FTS)

David Arcaro

Morgan Stanley

$87→$89

Hold

9.77%

Upside

Reiterated

06/24/26

Xcel Energy price target raised to $89 from $87 at Morgan StanleyXcel Energy price target raised to $89 from $87 at Morgan Stanley

Anthony Crowdell

Mizuho Securities

$94→$91

Buy

12.23%

Upside

Reiterated

06/23/26

Xcel Energy price target lowered to $91 from $94 at MizuhoXcel Energy price target lowered to $91 from $94 at Mizuho

Richard Sunderland

Truist Financial

―

Buy

―

Reiterated

06/09/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Utilities Companies: Oklo Inc (NYSE: OKLO) and Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL)

Sophie Karp

KeyBanc

$90

Buy

11.00%

Upside

Reiterated

06/08/26

KeyBanc Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Xcel Energy (XEL)

Marie Ferguson

Argus Research

$89

Buy

9.77%

Upside

Reiterated

06/03/26

Argus Research Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Xcel Energy (XEL)

Paul Cole

Bank of America Securities

―

Buy

―

Reiterated

05/27/26

Analysts Conflicted on These Utilities Names: Origin Energy Limited (Other OTC: OGFGF) and Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL)

Carly Davenport

Goldman Sachs

$92

Buy

13.47%

Upside

Reiterated

05/20/26

Goldman Sachs Keeps Their Buy Rating on Xcel Energy (XEL)

Jeremy Tonet

J.P. Morgan

$91

Buy

12.23%

Upside

Reiterated

05/18/26

Xcel Energy (XEL) Receives a Buy from J.P. Morgan

Nicholas Amicucci

Evercore ISI

$93→$96

Buy

18.40%

Upside

Reiterated

05/04/26

Xcel Energy price target raised to $96 from $93 at Evercore ISIXcel Energy price target raised to $96 from $93 at Evercore ISI

William Appicelli

UBS

$91

Buy

12.23%

Upside

Reiterated

05/01/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Utilities Companies: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) and Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL)

Stephen D'Ambrisi

RBC Capital

$96

Buy

18.40%

Upside

Reiterated

04/28/26

RBC Capital Keeps Their Buy Rating on Xcel Energy (XEL)

James Thalacker

BMO Capital

$90→$94

Buy

15.93%

Upside

Reiterated

04/22/26

BMO Capital Keeps Their Buy Rating on Xcel Energy (XEL)

Julien Dumoulin Smith

Jefferies

$94→$99

Buy

22.10%

Upside

Reiterated

04/07/26

Jefferies Keeps Their Buy Rating on Xcel Energy (XEL)

Analyst Type

Any

Human Analysts

Ranks

Any

Analyst Rating

Any

Upside/ Downside

Any

Action

Any

Nicholas Campanella

Barclays

$87

Buy

7.30%

Upside

Reiterated

06/29/26

Barclays Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Xcel Energy (XEL)

Alex Kania

BTIG

$94→$98

Buy

20.87%

Upside

Reiterated

06/26/26

Analysts' Top Utilities Picks: Xcel Energy (XEL), Fortis (FTS)

David Arcaro

Morgan Stanley

$87→$89

Hold

9.77%

Upside

Reiterated

06/24/26

Xcel Energy price target raised to $89 from $87 at Morgan StanleyXcel Energy price target raised to $89 from $87 at Morgan Stanley

Anthony Crowdell

Mizuho Securities

$94→$91

Buy

12.23%

Upside

Reiterated

06/23/26

Xcel Energy price target lowered to $91 from $94 at MizuhoXcel Energy price target lowered to $91 from $94 at Mizuho

Richard Sunderland

Truist Financial

―

Buy

―

Reiterated

06/09/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Utilities Companies: Oklo Inc (NYSE: OKLO) and Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL)

Sophie Karp

KeyBanc

$90

Buy

11.00%

Upside

Reiterated

06/08/26

KeyBanc Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Xcel Energy (XEL)

Marie Ferguson

Argus Research

$89

Buy

9.77%

Upside

Reiterated

06/03/26

Argus Research Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Xcel Energy (XEL)

Paul Cole

Bank of America Securities

―

Buy

―

Reiterated

05/27/26

Analysts Conflicted on These Utilities Names: Origin Energy Limited (Other OTC: OGFGF) and Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL)

Carly Davenport

Goldman Sachs

$92

Buy

13.47%

Upside

Reiterated

05/20/26

Goldman Sachs Keeps Their Buy Rating on Xcel Energy (XEL)

Jeremy Tonet

J.P. Morgan

$91

Buy

12.23%

Upside

Reiterated

05/18/26

Xcel Energy (XEL) Receives a Buy from J.P. Morgan

Nicholas Amicucci

Evercore ISI

$93→$96

Buy

18.40%

Upside

Reiterated

05/04/26

Xcel Energy price target raised to $96 from $93 at Evercore ISIXcel Energy price target raised to $96 from $93 at Evercore ISI

William Appicelli

UBS

$91

Buy

12.23%

Upside

Reiterated

05/01/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Utilities Companies: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) and Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL)

Stephen D'Ambrisi

RBC Capital

$96

Buy

18.40%

Upside

Reiterated

04/28/26

RBC Capital Keeps Their Buy Rating on Xcel Energy (XEL)

James Thalacker

BMO Capital

$90→$94

Buy

15.93%

Upside

Reiterated

04/22/26

BMO Capital Keeps Their Buy Rating on Xcel Energy (XEL)

Julien Dumoulin Smith

Jefferies

$94→$99

Buy

22.10%

Upside

Reiterated

04/07/26

Jefferies Keeps Their Buy Rating on Xcel Energy (XEL)

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Best Analysts Covering Xcel Energy

3 Months

Julien Dumoulin SmithJefferies

Success Rate

9/13 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+1.65%

Copying Julien Dumoulin Smith's trades and holding each position for 3 Months would result in 69.23% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +1.65% per trade.

1 Year

Carly DavenportGoldman Sachs

Success Rate

8/9 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+7.88%

Copying Carly Davenport's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 88.89% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +7.88% per trade.

2 Years

Anthony CrowdellMizuho Securities

Success Rate

17/17 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+24.53%

Copying Anthony Crowdell's trades and holding each position for 2 Years would result in 100.00% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +24.53% per trade.

The Best Analyst Covering tool allows you to follow the analysts who have the best success rates and average returns on a specific stock. Only analysts that gave a Buy or Sell rating on the stock in the past 12 months are eligible for inclusion in this tool. Follow the analysts of your choice to receive real-time updates when they publish a new rating.

XEL Analyst Recommendation Trends

Rating

Feb 26

Mar 26

Apr 26

May 26

Jun 26

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

total

In the current month, XEL has received 26 Buy Ratings, 5 Hold Ratings, and 0 Sell Ratings. XEL average Analyst price target in the past 3 months is 92.54.

Each month's total comprises the sum of three months' worth of ratings.

XEL Financial Forecast

XEL Earnings Forecast

Next quarter’s earnings estimate for XEL is $0.79 with a range of $0.71 to $0.94. The previous quarter’s EPS was $0.91. XEL beat its EPS estimate ― of the time in the past 12 months, while its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 45.45% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year XEL has Performed in-line its overall industry.

XEL Sales Forecast

Next quarter’s sales forecast for XEL is $3.61B with a range of $3.45B to $3.74B. The previous quarter’s sales results were $4.02B. XEL beat its sales estimates ― of the time in past 12 months, while its overall industry beat sales estimates 14.29% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year XEL has Performed in-line its overall industry.

XEL Stock Forecast FAQ

What is XEL’s average 12-month price target, according to analysts?

Based on analyst ratings, Xcel Energy’s 12-month average price target is 92.54.

What is XEL’s upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target?

Xcel Energy has 14.13% upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target.

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Is XEL a Buy, Sell or Hold?

Xcel Energy has a consensus rating of Strong Buy which is based on 14 buy ratings, 1 hold ratings and 0 sell ratings.

What is Xcel Energy’s price target?

The average price target for Xcel Energy is 92.54. This is based on 15 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.
The highest analyst price target is $99.00 ,the lowest forecast is $87.00. The average price target represents 14.13% Increase from the current price of $81.08.

What do analysts say about Xcel Energy?

Xcel Energy’s analyst rating consensus is a Strong Buy. This is based on the ratings of 15 Wall Streets Analysts.

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Xcel Energy (XEL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

XEL Analyst Ratings

XEL Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts​

Best Analysts Covering Xcel Energy

XEL Analyst Recommendation Trends

XEL Financial Forecast

XEL Earnings Forecast

XEL Sales Forecast

XEL Stock Forecast FAQ

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts