Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: XEL) kicked off on Tuesday, up 0.09% from the previous trading day, before settling in for the closing price of $74.12. Over the past 52 weeks, XEL has traded in a range of $62.58-$83.01.
A company in the Utilities sector has jumped its sales by 5.44% annually for the last half of the decade. While this was happening, its average annual earnings per share was recorded 9.13%. With a float of $590.32 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $591.43 million.
Xcel Energy, Inc (XEL) Insider Updates
Our next focus will be how large-scale investors are participating in this stock of the Utilities – Regulated Electric Industry. The insider ownership of Xcel Energy, Inc is 0.21%, while institutional ownership is 92.63%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on May 01 ’25, was worth 943,008. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 11 ’25, when Company’s Director bought 2,170 for $68.93, making the entire transaction worth $149,578. This insider now owns 3,007 shares in total.
Xcel Energy, Inc (XEL) Performance Highlights and Predictions
In the latest quarterly report, which was put into the public domain on 12/31/2024, the organization reported 0.81 earnings per share (EPS), lower than consensus estimate (set at 0.88) by -0.07. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.93 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 9.13% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 8.91% during the next five years compared to 5.44% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: XEL) Trading Performance Indicators
Take a look at Xcel Energy, Inc’s (XEL) current performance indicators. Last quarter, stock had a quick ratio of 0.69. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.08.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 3.28, a number that is poised to hit 0.96 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.12 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Xcel Energy, Inc (XEL)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 4.25 million. That was better than the volume of 4.17 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 60.23%.
During the past 100 days, Xcel Energy, Inc’s (XEL) raw stochastic average was set at 36.32%, which indicates a significant decrease from 48.62% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 1.13 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 1.32 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $78.43, while its 200-day Moving Average is $73.34. However, in the short run, Xcel Energy, Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $74.42. Second resistance stands at $74.65. The third major resistance level sits at $74.86. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $73.97, it is likely to go to the next support level at $73.76. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $73.53.
Xcel Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: XEL) Key Stats
The company with the Market Capitalisation of 43.89 billion has total of 591,540K Shares Outstanding. Its annual sales at the moment are 13,441 M in contrast with the sum of 1,936 M annual income. Company’s last quarter sales were recorded 3,915 M and last quarter income was 524,000 K.
