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XEL Buy
XCEL ENERGY INC
Current Price —
Implied Upside —
Analysts 24
30-Day Momentum
▲ 2 upgrades / ▼ 0 downgrades / 5 reiterations from 7 firms
Next Earnings
Oct 29, 2026 (2 days)
Rating Timeline
| Date ▼ | Firm | Action | From → To Rating | Price Target | Firm Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | HSBC | initiate | — → Buy | — | 52% |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | — | 54% |
| Oct 20, 2026 | BMO Capital | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | — | 53% |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Barclays | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | — | 53% |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Truist Securities | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Keybanc | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | — | 52% |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Scotiabank | initiate | — → Sector Outperform | — | 55% |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | — | 54% |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | — | 54% |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Truist Securities | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | BMO Capital | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | — | 53% |
| Jul 16, 2026 | JP Morgan | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | — | 55% |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Truist Securities | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Barclays | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | — | 53% |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Mizuho | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | — | 52% |
| May 18, 2026 | Truist Securities | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| May 14, 2026 | JP Morgan | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | — | 55% |
| May 12, 2026 | Barclays | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | — | 53% |
| May 4, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | — | 58% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | BMO Capital | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | — | 53% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Barclays | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | — | 53% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Keybanc | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | — | 52% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Truist Securities | initiate | — → Buy | — | 54% |
| Apr 20, 2026 | UBS | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Mar 24, 2026 | UBS | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Feb 13, 2026 | UBS | upgrade | Neutral → Buy | $89 | 54% |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Barclays | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | $82 | 53% |
| Dec 17, 2025 | UBS | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | $81 | 54% |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Keybanc | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | $84 | 52% |
| Dec 11, 2025 | JP Morgan | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | $87 | 55% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Barclays | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | $85 | 53% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Citigroup | maintain | Buy → Buy | $92 | 54% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | UBS | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | $86 | 54% |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Mizuho | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $87 | 52% |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Jefferies | maintain | Buy → Buy | $92 | 52% |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Keybanc | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | $85 | 52% |
| Oct 15, 2025 | BMO Capital | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $87 | 53% |
| Oct 10, 2025 | UBS | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | $84 | 54% |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Evercore ISI Group | initiate | — → Outperform | $92 | 58% |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Barclays | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | $81 | 53% |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | $80 | 54% |
| Sep 25, 2025 | B of A Securities | maintain | Buy → Buy | $84 | 53% |
| Sep 25, 2025 | BMO Capital | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $84 | 53% |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Mizuho | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $80 | 52% |
| Sep 22, 2025 | BMO Capital | upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | $80 | 53% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Mizuho | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $78 | 52% |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | $77 | 54% |
| May 22, 2025 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | $78 | 54% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Evercore ISI Group | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $77 | 58% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | $78 | 54% |
Price Target Trend
Jul 7, 2026 Latest: $88.68 Oct 26, 2026
EPS Estimates
+1q $0.92
Lo: $0.87 Hi: $1.00
10 analysts 0y $4.13
Lo: $4.07 Hi: $4.19
18 analysts ▲1
0q $1.39
Lo: $1.37 Hi: $1.40
14 analysts ▲1
+1y $4.54
Lo: $4.41 Hi: $4.67
20 analysts Cross-Platform Signals
No cross-platform signals in the last 90 days