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title: "Xcel Energy (XEL) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/xel
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-09-29
ticker: XEL
sector: "Utilities"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Xcel Energy (XEL) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Xcel Energy (XEL) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/xel
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## Key facts

- As of September 29, 2026, Xcel Energy (XEL) trades at $70.69, down 11.7% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $68.72 to $84.23; the price is 16.1% below that high.
- It sits 9.5% below its 200-day average of $78.14, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 18.8% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 19.4 and a dividend yield of 3.42%.

## About Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (XEL) is a utilities company operating in utilities—regulated electric. Returns tend to track regulation, capex efficiency, and interest-rate sensitivity. Use this profile to monitor momentum shifts, volatility regime, and valuation signals in one dashboard.

## What the chart is saying

In a downtrend, below both moving averages.

- Price is 7.4% below its 50-day average and 9.5% below its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed below the 200-day on 2026-09-09 (a “death cross”).
- RSI at 35 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $72.58 (+2.7%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $74.61, 5.5% above the last close (the price turned there 4 times in the last year).
- Resistance near $72.58, 2.7% above the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/xel