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Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) has delivered a 14% gain over the past year,  and analysts cluster around a consensus target of $88.44.

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the seventh year in a row, Xcel Energy has been named a World's Most Ethical Companies® honoree by Ethisphere.

The PGIM Jennison Utility Fund modestly underperformed the -1.4% return of the S&P 500 Utilities Index over the fourth quarter. NextEra Energy raised their long-term EPS growth guidance from 6-8% to '8%+' effectively through 2035 at their December Investor Day. Constellation Energy delivered strong second quarter results with earnings beating estimates, driven by unprecedented power demand from data centers, artificial intelligence, and industrial electrification.

Xcel Energy is a regulated utility with a wide moat, benefiting from essential service status and government-sanctioned monopoly. XEL targets $60 billion in capital investment (2026-2030), driven by surging AI and data center electricity demand, supporting 11% annual rate base growth. Shares trade at a forward P/E of 19, a 5% discount to fair value, with 9%+ annual EPS growth and 4%–6% dividend growth targeted.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) today raised the quarterly dividend on the company's common stock from 57 cents per share to 59.25 cents per share, which is equivalent to an annual rate of $2.37 per share. The dividends are payable April 20, 2026, to shareholders of record on March 13, 2026. “Xcel Energy is rewarding its shareholders with higher dividends for the twenty third consecutive year. It was made possible by our more than 11,000 em.

ORANGE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it extended its offtake agreement with Xcel Energy for electricity produced at Avangrid's MinnDakota energy project. This extension of an existing Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between the two companies will ensure MinnDakota continues to generate reliable energy for the region and support the local economy. “MinnDakota was a milestone project when it was built and i.