Sterling Capital Management LLC Has $1.63 Million Position in Xcel Energy Inc. $XEL

Posted by Stanley Muller on Jun 30th, 2026

Sterling Capital Management LLC lowered its holdings in Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL – Free Report) by 42.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,476 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,354 shares during the quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Xcel Energy were worth $1,627,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in XEL. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in shares of Xcel Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $240,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Xcel Energy by 30.7% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 13,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $978,000 after buying an additional 3,242 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in Xcel Energy by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 48,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,434,000 after buying an additional 14,029 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in Xcel Energy by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 10,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,000 after buying an additional 469 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC grew its position in Xcel Energy by 16.0% in the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 2,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after acquiring an additional 362 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.38% of the company’s stock.

Xcel Energy Price Performance

Shares of XEL stock opened at $81.98 on Tuesday. Xcel Energy Inc. has a 52 week low of $66.56 and a 52 week high of $84.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.18 billion, a PE ratio of 23.63, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.77. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $79.51 and its 200-day moving average is $78.49.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.91. Xcel Energy had a net margin of 14.14% and a return on equity of 10.37%. The business had revenue of $4.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.21 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.84 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Xcel Energy Inc. will post 4.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Xcel Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.5925 per share. This represents a $2.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Xcel Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 68.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on XEL shares. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Xcel Energy from $95.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Xcel Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Morgan Stanley set a $89.00 target price on shares of Xcel Energy in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Argus set a $86.00 target price on shares of Xcel Energy in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $91.29.

Read Our Latest Analysis on XEL

Xcel Energy Company Profile

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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.