4 Top Analysts Upgrade XCEL ENERGY INC Price Targets
4 raises inside 7 days
Price targets move in herds, which is exactly why a cluster of raises inside a week is worth separating from a single analyst changing their mind. Here is who moved, by how much, and what the people inside the company were doing at the same time.
| Analyst | New target | Upside % |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Kania | $91.00 | +21.1% |
| Paul Zimbardo | $99.00 | +31.8% |
| Nicholas Campanella | $85.00 | +13.1% |
| Sophie Karp | $87.00 | +15.8% |
The upgrades
4 analysts raised targets on XEL in the last 7 days, the most recent on October 20th, 2026.
The new targets run from $85.00 to $99.00, against a share price of $75.14.
A target is a published opinion with a number attached. It commits the analyst to something checkable, which is more than most commentary does.
| Analyst | New target | Upside % |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Kania | $91.00 | +21.1% |
| Paul Zimbardo | $99.00 | +31.8% |
| Nicholas Campanella | $85.00 | +13.1% |
| Sophie Karp | $87.00 | +15.8% |
What insiders did over the same period
No open-market purchases or sales by insiders appear on file for the last six months.
That is common and not in itself a signal: many executives transact only inside narrow windows, and awards and option exercises are not purchases.
What it does mean is that these upgrades stand on the analysts' reasoning alone.
The bottom line
A wave of raises tells you sentiment moved. The filings tell you whether anyone inside the building agreed. Not investment advice. Summarized from public SEC Form 4 and congressional disclosure data and analyst ratings data.