Benzinga · Oct 22, 2026
HSBC Initiates Coverage On Xcel Energy with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $89
HSBC analyst Meike Becker initiates coverage on Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $89.
NASDAQ · XEL
Xcel Energy Inc.
Utilities · Regulated Electric
$79.82
Up+$0.78 (+0.99%)
Updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:48 PM
SID Score
6.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
54/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 44.22B
- P/E ratio
- 31
- Dividend yield
- 2.83%
- 52-week range
- $68.72 – $84.23
- Volume
- 7.49M
- Avg. volume
- 4.82M
Price performance · XEL
XEL price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 30, 2026
XEL closed at $79.82 after 21 trading sessions, up 11.79% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $79.82
- Period change
- +11.79%
- Period low
- $71.40
- Period high
- $79.82
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $79.60 | $80.53 | $79.32 | $79.82 | 7.49M |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $77.75 | $79.42 | $76.97 | $79.04 | 6.58M |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $78.22 | $78.38 | $76.97 | $77.18 | 5.14M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $77.71 | $78.29 | $77.24 | $78.135 | 3.11M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $78.05 | $78.40 | $77.545 | $77.86 | 5.56M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $78.74 | $79.04 | $77.48 | $78.05 | 3.99M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $76.94 | $79.17 | $76.94 | $78.90 | 8.22M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $77.44 | $77.44 | $76.52 | $76.78 | 5.56M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $75.60 | $76.77 | $75.37 | $76.68 | 5.17M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $76.26 | $76.425 | $74.835 | $75.14 | 3.74M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $75.365 | $76.45 | $75.135 | $76.31 | 6.28M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $76.44 | $76.54 | $74.965 | $75.12 | 5.41M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $74.73 | $75.46 | $74.08 | $75.36 | 4.54M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $74.76 | $74.80 | $73.34 | $74.64 | 4.18M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $73.76 | $74.23 | $73.36 | $74.17 | 4.21M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $73.17 | $73.89 | $72.955 | $73.775 | 5.05M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $72.64 | $73.57 | $72.46 | $73.36 | 6.92M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $72.69 | $72.89 | $72.03 | $72.42 | 4.68M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $71.74 | $72.78 | $71.37 | $72.73 | 9.39M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $71.21 | $71.9251 | $70.76 | $71.49 | 4.49M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $71.34 | $71.89 | $71.08 | $71.40 | 4.6M |
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Xcel Energy manages utilities serving 3.8 million electric customers and 2.2 million natural gas customers in eight states. Its utilities are Northern States Power, which serves customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan; Public Service Company of Colorado; and Southwestern Public Service Company, which serves customers in Texas and New Mexico. It is one of the largest renewable energy suppliers in the US, with more than half of its electricity sales coming from carbon-free energy.
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- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $87.67
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 12
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | HSBC | Buy | — |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Oct 20, 2026 | BMO Capital | Outperform | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
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Benzinga · Oct 21, 2026
Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Xcel Energy, Raises Price Target to $85
Morgan Stanley analyst David Arcaro maintains Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $83 to $85.
Benzinga · Oct 20, 2026
BMO Capital Maintains Outperform on Xcel Energy, Lowers Price Target to $86
BMO Capital analyst James Thalacker maintains Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $91 to $86.
CNBC · Oct 19, 2026
Google's head of energy and power on how AI data centers can help improve the grid
AI data centers are driving unprecedented demand for electricity and putting pressure on America’s power grid. Google says its planned 780MW data center in Pine Island, Minnesota, could offer a model for powering the AI boom. In a proposed agreement with Xcel Energy, Google says it will pay for 1,900MW of renewable grid upgrades to the area while protecting local ratepayers. CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos interviews Google's global head of energy and power, Amanda Peterson Corio, to learn more.
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