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NEE's long-term PPAs, renewable backlog and partnerships with Google Cloud and Meta strengthen earnings visibility as clean power demand rises.

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) is included among the 12 Best Utility Stocks to Buy Now According to Hedge Funds. Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) is a major US electricity and natural gas company with operations in 8 Western and Midwestern states. On June 23, Mizuho lowered its price target on Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) from $94 […]

With an annual dividend yield of 2.90%, Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) is included among the 12 Best NASDAQ Stocks to Buy for Dividends. Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) is a major US electricity and natural gas company with operations in 8 Western and Midwestern states. On June 24, Morgan Stanley upped its price target on Xcel Energy […]

Xcel Energy stock offers steady dividends, earnings growth, and long-term expansion, though its current valuation limits near-term upside for investors.

EAU CLAIRE — Xcel Energy filed a proposal with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) on Monday to establish rules that ensure any new large electric customers pay 100% of the cost needed to serve them. Xcel said this would help ensure that new high energy-using customers, including hyperscale data centers, would not raise bill prices for other energy users. In a Monday press ...

ETR and XEL are compared on earnings growth, ROE, dividends, capital spending and share performance as utility demand continues to rise.

If you are wondering whether Xcel Energy is offering fair value at its current share price or if the stock is getting ahead of itself, this article walks through what the numbers are really saying about valuation. The stock last closed at US$79.22, with returns of 0.2% over the past week, down 0.9% over the past month, 6.1% year to date, 19.9% over 1 year, 36.2% over 3 years and 38.5% over 5 years. This gives useful context before looking at what the valuation models say. Recent coverage has...

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) is one of the 10 Best Energy Stocks Capitalizing on the Data Center Boom. On June 9, Truist Financial Analyst Richard Sunderland maintained a Buy rating on Xcel Energy, according to a report by TipRanks. According to a report by Investing.com on June 8, KeyBanc reiterated its Overweight rating on Xcel […]

Xcel Energy has underperformed the Dow over the past year, but analysts are highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Exelon has underperformed the utilities sector, and analysts remain unsure about the stock’s outlook.

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) is one of the 11 best regulated electric stocks to buy now. On June 3, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL), Public Service Company of Colorado, reached a regulatory agreement regarding its unresolved energy pricing dispute. This is followed by the formal filing of the consensus framework with the Colorado […]

Utility deals rarely make investors lean forward. This one should. Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) just struck an electric service agreement with Google that rewrites who pays for the AI buildout, and it could become the template every hyperscaler and regulated utility copies for the next decade. The headline: residential and small-business customers in Minnesota are projected ... Google Data Center Deal Will Save Xcel Energy Customers Up To $1.5 Billion Over 15 Years

Xcel Energy recently highlighted in its latest Sustainability Report how it has been strengthening its grid, cutting power-sector carbon emissions from 2005 levels, and supporting new projects such as powering a Google data center and an electric school bus depot with bidirectional charging. These initiatives underscore how Xcel Energy is using large-scale clean energy and grid modernization partnerships to align customer demand, data center growth, and vehicle electrification with its...

Energy stocks advanced late Wednesday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1% and the

Energy stocks gained Wednesday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1.2% and the State

The Mairs & Power, an investment firm, released the first-quarter 2026 investor letter for the “Mairs & Power Balanced Fund.” A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund returned -1.77% in the first quarter of 2026, outperforming its benchmark composite index decline of -2.68% as strong stock selection and exposure to Utilities […]

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) is one of the 10 Safest Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now. Morgan Stanley lowered the price target on Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) from $92 to $87 on May 21, 2026. The firm’s analyst kept an Equal Weight rating on the stock. According to the analyst notes, the firm updated its […]

What Xcel Energy’s Recent Share Performance Tells You Xcel Energy (XEL) has seen its stock up 0.3% over the past day, while declining over the past week, month, and past 3 months. This sets a mixed backdrop for assessing the utility’s fundamentals. See our latest analysis for Xcel Energy. Despite recent weakness, with the 30 day share price return down 3.73% and the 90 day share price return down 4.41%, Xcel Energy’s year to date share price return of 6.45% and 1 year total shareholder...

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) is included among the 15 Best Nuclear Power Stocks to Buy According to Wall Street Analysts. Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) is a major US electricity and natural gas company with operations in 8 Western and Midwestern states. On May 21, Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.5925 per […]

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) is included among the Billionaire George Soros Stock Portfolio: 10 Best Stocks to Buy. On May 18, Truist lowered its price recommendation on Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) to $92 from $95. It reiterated a Buy rating on the shares. The change came as part of a broader research update on the […]

The approved portfolio includes about 3.8 GW of new capacity, anchored by 2,088 MW of gas generation, along with 1,100 MW of wind, 189 MW of solar and 472 MW/1.9 GWh of battery storage.

Income investors holding the VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (NYSEARCA:CDL) own a fund built around one premise: large American companies with stable share prices tend to pay reliable dividends. CDL distributes cash monthly and paid $2.29 per share in 2025 against a current share price of roughly $76. With Treasury yields ... CDL’s $2.29 annual dividend beats Treasury yields despite rising interest rates

Income investors holding the VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (NYSEARCA:CDL) own a fund built around one premise: large American companies with stable share prices tend to pay reliable dividends. CDL distributes cash monthly and paid $2.29 per share in 2025 against a current share price of roughly $76. With Treasury yields ... CDL’s $2.29 annual dividend beats Treasury yields despite rising interest rates

Income investors holding the VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (NYSEARCA:CDL) own a fund built around one premise: large American companies with stable share prices tend to pay reliable dividends. CDL distributes cash monthly and paid $2.29 per share in 2025 against a current share price of roughly $76. With Treasury yields ... CDL’s $2.29 annual dividend beats Treasury yields despite rising interest rates

Income investors holding the VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (NYSEARCA:CDL) own a fund built around one premise: large American companies with stable share prices tend to pay reliable dividends. CDL distributes cash monthly and paid $2.29 per share in 2025 against a current share price of roughly $76. With Treasury yields ... CDL’s $2.29 annual dividend beats Treasury yields despite rising interest rates

Income investors holding the VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (NYSEARCA:CDL) own a fund built around one premise: large American companies with stable share prices tend to pay reliable dividends. CDL distributes cash monthly and paid $2.29 per share in 2025 against a current share price of roughly $76. With Treasury yields ... CDL’s $2.29 annual dividend beats Treasury yields despite rising interest rates

Wondering whether Xcel Energy at around US$79.73 is offering fair value right now, or if the current price leaves limited room for upside. The stock has been fairly steady in the short term, with a 7 day return of a 0.2% decline and a 30 day return of a 1.7% decline, while the longer term picture shows a 6.8% gain year to date and 13.7% over the past year. Over the past few months, headlines around regulated utilities, grid reliability and the role of electricity providers in supporting data...

The bearish case on rate-sensitive regulated utilities at current levels is building, and NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) at $95.68 is the cleanest example of what Kevin Warsh’s commitment to quantitative tightening will do to the group. The four other names carrying the same exposure are Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) at $62.97, Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) at $68.81, Xcel ... Forget Utility Dividends. Kevin Warsh Just Made the 30-Year Treasury a Better Income Play

While Xcel Energy has lagged behind the SPX over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a bullish outlook about the stock’s prospects.

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) is included among the 12 Best Electric Utility Stocks to Buy for the Data Center Surge. Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) is a major US electricity and natural gas company, with operations in 8 Western and Midwestern states. On May 4, Evercore ISI raised its price target on Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) […]