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Stocks Info
Xcel Energy, Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of Xcel Energy, Inc is $39.41B. A total of 2.46 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.56M shares.
In the most recent transaction, O’Connor Timothy John bought 13,338 shares of XEL for 70.70 per share on May 01 ’25. In a previous transaction on Mar 11 ’25, Stockfish Devin W bought 2,170 shares at 68.93 per share. XEL shares that Director owns now total 3,007.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Prager Frank P disposed of 2,041 shares on Aug 16 ’24 at a per-share price of $59.50. This resulted in the SVP, Strategy and External Aff holding 28,705 shares of XEL after the transaction.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Xcel Energy, Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.24, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.27%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.15.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, XEL has a high of $73.38 and a low of $52.97.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. XEL’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $166.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $24.74B in debt and $5.05B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $34.35, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $15.61B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for XEL is Buy with a score of 4.47.
