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Xcel Energy Inc (XEL)

Utilities
$72.42
▼ −0.40%
LAST CLOSE · OCT 7

Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) is a Utilities stock tracked by StreetAlpha. It last closed at $72.42 on Oct 7, down 0.40% on the day. XEL reports earnings on Thu, Oct 29, 2026. The average 12-month price target from 5 analysts is $88.40 (+22.1% from the last close), with a high of $102.00 and a low of $77.00. Analyst consensus is Strong Buy, based on the latest ratings from 5 firms (4 buy, 1 hold, 0 sell). Over the past 90 days StreetAlpha recorded 2 whale options trades in XEL, 100% of them bullish and 0% bearish. In the past 30 days there were 6 dark pool prints totaling $4.9M, the largest $1.3M.

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Next report
Oct 29
2026 · Time not announced
Consensus EPS forecast
$1.32
$4.24B revenue est.
Year-ago EPS
—
Not on file
Options-implied move
—
Posted about a week before
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy
Based on 5 analyst ratings (90 days)
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Analyst Ratings & Price Targets

Analyst Ratings →
Consensus · 90 days
Strong Buy
5firms
4 Buy1 Hold0 Sell
Each firm's latest rating on XEL in the past 90 days
Average 12-month target
$88.40
▲ 22.1% upside

Based on 5 analysts who set a price target on XEL in the past 90 days. The average target is $88.40, with a high of $102.00 and a low of $77.00, compared with the last close of $72.42.

$70$81$93$104PAST 10 TRADING DAYS12-MONTH TARGETSHIGH $102AVG $88.40LOW $77May 29LAST CLOSE+12 MO$70$81$93$104PAST 10 DAYSTARGETSHIGH $102AVG $88.40LOW $77May 29LAST CLOSE+12 MO
Highest target$102.00
Average target$88.40
Lowest target$77.00
Latest rating changes
ScotiabankInitiated
Sep 29Buy$77
Morgan StanleyTarget lowered
Sep 18Hold$89 → $83
Morgan StanleyMaintained
Aug 21Hold$89
Truist SecuritiesTarget lowered
Aug 13Buy$94 → $88
BMO CapitalMaintained
Jul 22Buy$92
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 29ScotiabankInitiatedBuy$77
Sep 18Morgan StanleyTarget loweredHold$89 → $83
Aug 21Morgan StanleyMaintainedHold$89
Aug 13Truist SecuritiesTarget loweredBuy$94 → $88
Jul 22BMO CapitalMaintainedBuy$92
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Whale Options Flow

90D
Total alerts
2
Bullish
2
100%
Bearish
0
0%
Date span
Oct 9 – Oct 9
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Dark Pool

30D
Prints
6
Notional
$4.9M
Largest print
$1.3M
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FLEX Options Activity

FLEX Flow →
Notable FLEX trades
None flagged
No unusually large, long-dated positions
Single-leg prints · 30D
6
$269 premium · + 17 multi-leg
Latest report
Oct 8

FLEX options are customized, exchange-listed contracts used mostly by institutions. StreetAlpha scans the daily Cboe FLEX report for unusually large, long-dated positions. Multi-leg structures, such as paired calls and puts used for financing or hedging, are listed but not counted in these totals.

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