Xcel Energy, Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Officer O’Connor Timothy John acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.94 million on May 01 ’25. In the deal valued at $70.70 per share,13,338 shares were bought.
Then, Stockfish Devin W bought 2,170 shares, generating $149,578 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $68.93, the Director now owns 3,007 shares.
Before that, Prager Frank P sold 2,041 shares. Xcel Energy, Inc shares valued at $121,440 were divested by the SVP, Strategy and External Aff at a price of $59.50 per share. As a result of the transaction, Prager Frank P now holds 28,705 shares, worth roughly $1.94 million.
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 fall -2.10% to $67.62. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.30%. Xcel Energy, Inc shares have risen nearly 0.15% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 22.86% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $73.38 was reached on 04/04/25, a 52-week low of $51.97 was recorded on 01/10/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For XEL Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 67.16, which if violated will result in even more drops to 66.70. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 68.40. A further resistance level may holdings at 69.18.
How much short interest is there in Xcel Energy, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Xcel Energy, Inc stocks on 2025-05-30, growing by 12234.0 shares to a total of 8.85 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-30 was 8.83 million shares. There was a rise of 0.14%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
