Xcel Energy Inc. $XEL Stock Position Cut by Verition Fund Management LLC

Posted by Brian Himes on Jun 15th, 2026

Verition Fund Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL – Free Report) by 3.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 653,440 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,514 shares during the period. Verition Fund Management LLC’s holdings in Xcel Energy were worth $48,263,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in XEL. Panagora Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Xcel Energy by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,418 shares of the company’s stock worth $326,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares in the last quarter. South Plains Financial Inc. bought a new position in Xcel Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $53,000. MML Investors Services LLC increased its position in shares of Xcel Energy by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 78,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,782,000 after purchasing an additional 634 shares during the period. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 19.6% in the 4th quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $891,000 after buying an additional 1,977 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of Xcel Energy by 71.8% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 92,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,805,000 after buying an additional 38,460 shares during the period. 78.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Xcel Energy Price Performance

Shares of Xcel Energy stock opened at $79.22 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $49.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.39. Xcel Energy Inc. has a 1 year low of $65.21 and a 1 year high of $84.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $79.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.43.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.21 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.5925 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Xcel Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 68.30%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Xcel Energy from $95.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 18th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Xcel Energy from $89.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Xcel Energy from $91.00 to $87.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Xcel Energy in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Argus set a $86.00 price objective on Xcel Energy in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $90.63.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on Xcel Energy

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.