In a filing, Xcel Energy, Inc revealed its Director Stockfish Devin W acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.15 million on Mar 11 ’25. In the deal valued at $68.93 per share,2,170 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Stockfish Devin W now holds 3,007 shares worth roughly $0.21 million.
Then, Prager Frank P sold 2,041 shares, generating $121,440 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $59.50, the SVP, Strategy and External Aff now owns 28,705 shares.
Before that, O’Connor Timothy John sold 17,563 shares. Xcel Energy, Inc shares valued at $979,471 were divested by the EVP, Chief Operations Officer at a price of $55.77 per share. As a result of the transaction, O’Connor Timothy John now holds 0 shares, worth roughly $0.0.
Wells Fargo upgraded its Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL] rating to an Overweight from a an Equal weight in a research note published on January 13, 2025; the price target was increased to $72 from $70. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid December from “a Neutral” to “an Overweight”. Jefferies also remained covering XEL and has increased its forecast on November 01, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Jefferies started covering the stock on September 20, 2024. It rated XEL as “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of XEL
On Friday, Xcel Energy, Inc [NASDAQ:XEL] saw its stock jump 1.58% to $69.75. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.57%. Xcel Energy, Inc shares have risen nearly 3.30% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 34.39% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $73.38 was reached on 03/04/25, a 52-week low of $50.76 was recorded on 01/10/25. SMA at 50 days reached $67.74, while 200 days put it at $63.28.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For XEL Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 68.45, which if violated will result in even more drops to 67.15. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 70.48. A further resistance level may holdings at 71.21. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 54.62, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.55, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 54.13%. Stochastics %K at 33.73% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Xcel Energy, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Xcel Energy, Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 1.16 million shares to a total of 9.14 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 7.99 million shares. There was a rise of 12.64%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
