Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Xcel Energy, Inc shares valued at $943,008 were purchased by O’Connor Timothy John on May 01 ’25. At $70.70 per share, O’Connor Timothy John acquired 13,338 shares.
Also, Stockfish Devin W purchased 2,170 shares, netting a total of over 149,578 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $68.93 each, the insider now holds 3,007 shares.
Before that, Prager Frank P had sold 2,041 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $121,440, the SVP, Strategy and External Aff traded Xcel Energy, Inc shares for $59.50 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,041 shares, worth approximately $1.97 million.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on January 13, 2025, Xcel Energy, Inc [XEL] has been rated up from an Equal weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $72 from $70. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of November 01, 2024, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for XEL. Earlier on September 20, 2024, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for XEL stock.
Analyzing XEL Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.59%. Over the course of the year, Xcel Energy, Inc shares have jumped approximately 1.90%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $73.00 on 04/04/25 and a 52-week low of $62.58 on 01/10/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $69.60, while a 200-day SMA reached $66.53.
Support And Resistance Levels for Xcel Energy, Inc (XEL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 67.80, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 66.81. In the upper region, resistance lies at 69.37. The next price resistance is at 69.94. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.28 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -1.71, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 60.73%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
