Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusBuy26 ratings
Bullish1661.5%
Neutral830.8%
Bearish27.7%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
Xcel Energy Inc. analyst ratings
Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$78.14Current
$58Low
$85.15Average
$101High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 28, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 21, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 13, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 16, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Mar 11, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 8, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 21, 2022 |
| CFRA | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 5, 2018 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Baird | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Mar 2, 2016 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 29, 2016 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Dec 17, 2014 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 2, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $78.14. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $89 | $76.78 | +13.9% | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $76.8 | +8.8% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $76.54 | +10.1% | Oct 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $76.45 | +10.1% | Oct 20, 2026 |
| BTIG | Alex Kania | $91 | $75.14 | +16.5% | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Paul Zimbardo | $99 | $75.14 | +26.7% | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $85 | $75.36 | +8.8% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $74.64 | +11.3% | Oct 14, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $87 | $74.17 | +11.3% | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Ian Rapp | $77 | $69.39 | -1.5% | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $83 | $72.53 | +6.2% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $79.14 | +12.6% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $99 | $78.69 | +26.7% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $78.23 | +17.7% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $79.83 | +17.7% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $90 | $79.17 | +15.2% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $101 | $80.37 | +29.3% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $98 | $81.75 | +25.4% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $89 | $80.86 | +13.9% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $78.81 | +16.5% | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $79.93 | +11.3% | May 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $77.92 | +17.7% | May 18, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $80.6 | +11.3% | May 12, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $96 | $82.26 | +22.9% | May 4, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $79.38 | +17.7% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $80.32 | +15.2% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Richard Sunderland | $95 | $80.32 | +21.6% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $91 | $81.72 | +16.5% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $91 | $81.08 | +16.5% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Gary Hovis | $86 | $81 | +10.1% | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $81.25 | +16.5% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $89 | $78.98 | +13.9% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $75.57 | +15.2% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $75.97 | +20.3% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $95 | $74.44 | +21.6% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $76.2 | +4.9% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $86 | $73.72 | +10.1% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $81 | $73.73 | +3.7% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $84 | $74.77 | +7.5% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $84 | $79.66 | +7.5% | Nov 20, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $81.59 | +8.8% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $86 | $81.18 | +10.1% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $87 | $80.96 | +11.3% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $80.88 | +10.1% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| BTIG | Alex Kania | $96 | $80.64 | +22.9% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $81.6 | +17.7% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $87 | $80.98 | +11.3% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $80.85 | +8.8% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $84 | $81.26 | +7.5% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $81 | +17.7% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $79.28 | +3.7% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $82 | $77.25 | +4.9% | Sep 25, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $84 | $77.25 | +7.5% | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $83 | $77.25 | +6.2% | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $80 | $73.04 | +2.4% | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $78 | $69.21 | -0.2% | May 22, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton | $78 | $69 | -0.2% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $79 | $71.55 | +1.1% | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $73 | $71.39 | -6.6% | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $67 | $64.07 | -14.3% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Paul Fremont | $70 | $64.17 | -10.4% | Sep 25, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Paul Zimbardo | $70 | $64.06 | -10.4% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Marie Ferguson | $68 | $60.12 | -13.0% | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Paul Fremont | $64 | $52.43 | -18.1% | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $57 | $54.48 | -27.0% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $65 | $54.79 | -16.8% | Apr 29, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $65 | $53.76 | -16.8% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $54 | $52.91 | -30.9% | Mar 11, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman | $58 | $52.91 | -25.8% | Mar 11, 2024 |
| J.P. Morgan | Jeremy Tonet | $70 | $61.43 | -10.4% | Dec 4, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $67.14 | -19.4% | Nov 11, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Durgesh Chopra | $79 | $74.78 | +1.1% | May 16, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $79 | $74.88 | +1.1% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Nicholas Campanella | $80 | $74.88 | +2.4% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $75.36 | -4.0% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Insoo Kim | $76 | $62.14 | -2.7% | Oct 12, 2021 |
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