Power Outages Spark Debate: Recent discussions on social media about Xcel Energy have centered on the company’s decision to cut power to over 500,000 residents due to high wind risks. Many express frustration over this move, seeing it as a sign of inadequate grid maintenance despite annual rate hikes. Some are questioning the company’s long-term strategy to transition to 100% electric by 2050.
Legal and Financial Risks: Another hot topic is the ongoing lawsuit related to the Texas Smokehouse Creek wildfire, which has brought legal challenges to the forefront. Conversations highlight concerns over potential financial impacts on the stock amidst this uncertainty. A few voices also point to Xcel’s recent bond buyback as a sign of financial maneuvering under pressure.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Xcel Energy Revenue
Xcel Energy had revenues of $3.9B in Q3 2025. This is an increase of 7.44% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track XEL financials on Quiver Quantitative's XEL stock page.
Xcel Energy Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $XEL stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $XEL stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON has traded it 3 times. They made 0 purchases and 3 sales worth up to $45,000 on 11/13, 09/25, 08/14.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Xcel Energy Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 630 institutional investors add shares of Xcel Energy stock to their portfolio, and 478 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 3,716,443 shares (-11.7%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $299,731,127
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 2,915,680 shares (+46.7%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $235,149,592
- DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ added 2,694,502 shares (+103.8%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $217,311,586
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 2,589,406 shares (+9.9%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $208,835,593
- BARCLAYS PLC added 2,145,063 shares (+54.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $172,999,330
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 2,001,018 shares (+2.7%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $161,382,101
- STATE STREET CORP added 1,752,296 shares (+5.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $141,322,672
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Xcel Energy Government Contracts
We have seen $5,656,948 of award payments to $XEL over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
- PUBLIC UTILITIES- ELECTRICAL SERVICE: $2,000,000
- THIS IS A TEN-YEAR, SOLE-SOURCE, FIXED-RATE (AS AMENDED BY THE NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION (NMP...: $961,360
- UTILITIES: STEAM ENERGY: $900,000
- FY25 P4 XCEL ELECTRIC AND GAS SERVICE ANNUAL: $347,109
- FY26 P4 XCEL ELECTRIC AND GAS SERVICE QTR 1 CONTRACT #GS-00P-16-BSD-1203: $178,551
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.
Xcel Energy Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $XEL in the last several months. We have seen 8 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Keybanc issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/12/2025
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 11/03/2025
- Mizuho issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/27/2025
- Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 10/16/2025
- BMO Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/15/2025
- Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/07/2025
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 09/29/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Xcel Energy, check out Quiver Quantitative's $XEL forecast page.
Xcel Energy Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $XEL recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $XEL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $87.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- William Appicelli from UBS set a target price of $81.0 on 12/17/2025
- Sophie Karp from Keybanc set a target price of $84.0 on 12/12/2025
- Jeremy Tonet from JP Morgan set a target price of $87.0 on 12/11/2025
- Nicholas Campanella from Barclays set a target price of $85.0 on 11/05/2025
- Ryan Levine from Citigroup set a target price of $92.0 on 11/03/2025
- Anthony Crowdell from Mizuho set a target price of $87.0 on 10/27/2025
- Julien Dumoulin-Smith from Jefferies set a target price of $92.0 on 10/16/2025
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