Entropy Technologies LP Sells 9,789 Shares of Xcel Energy Inc. $XEL

Entropy Technologies LP decreased its position in Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) by 10.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 82,632 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,789 shares during the quarter. Entropy Technologies LP’s holdings in Xcel Energy were worth $6,564,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 365.3% in the first quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 349 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares during the last quarter. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Xcel Energy during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. lifted its holdings in Xcel Energy by 73.8% in the 4th quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 471 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new stake in Xcel Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Xcel Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $39,000. 78.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Xcel Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Xcel Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp reiterated an Overweight rating on Xcel Energy and raised its longer-term earnings estimates, including FY2027, FY2028, FY2029, and FY2030, signaling confidence in the utility’s multi-year growth profile.
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp also lifted its FY2029 EPS forecast to $5.34 from $5.13 and FY2028 EPS to $4.89 from $4.77, which supports the view that earnings can improve steadily over time.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary also pointed to Xcel as potentially undervalued relative to its earnings and dividend profile, with additional investor focus on clean energy spending and AI-driven power demand as possible longer-term tailwinds.
• Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp’s near-term FY2026 EPS estimate was slightly reduced to $4.12 from $4.13, a small change that does not materially alter the broader thesis.
• Neutral Sentiment: Other recent coverage included Morgan Stanley reiterating a Hold rating and Zacks noting the company is due to report earnings next week, keeping attention centered on the upcoming results rather than any major new fundamental shock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

XEL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Xcel Energy from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Xcel Energy from $89.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Xcel Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Morgan Stanley set a $89.00 price objective on shares of Xcel Energy in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $98.00 target price on shares of Xcel Energy in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.65.

Xcel Energy Price Performance

XEL opened at $81.67 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The company has a market cap of $50.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.39. Xcel Energy Inc. has a 12-month low of $69.16 and a 12-month high of $84.23.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91. The firm had revenue of $4.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.21 billion. Xcel Energy had a net margin of 14.14% and a return on equity of 10.37%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.84 EPS. Research analysts predict that Xcel Energy Inc. will post 4.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Xcel Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 20th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.5925 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Xcel Energy’s payout ratio is presently 68.30%.

About Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a Minneapolis-based, publicly traded utility holding company that develops, owns and operates regulated electricity and natural gas delivery systems. The company’s core activities include generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, the delivery of natural gas to customers, and related customer service operations. Xcel provides a mix of utility services to residential, commercial and industrial customers and participates in wholesale energy markets where appropriate.

Its generation portfolio combines nuclear, natural gas, coal and a growing share of renewable resources such as wind and solar.