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XEL · Xcel Energy Inc. Common Stock

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October 17, 2026

Xcel Energy Faces Dividend Focus Amid Analyst Target Adjustments. Xcel Energy is in the spotlight for its dividend strategy, highlighted in a SeekingAlpha report that ranked it among dividend champions, contenders, and challengers for the week of October 18. Several analysts, including Barclays, Keybanc, and Truist Securities, have kept an overweight rating but lowered their price targets to around $85–$87, reflecting a cautious view despite the company’s 2.88% dividend yield. With the stock trading near its 52‑week range and a support level at $78.51, the recent analyst adjustments may influence how investors view Xcel’s valuation relative to peers like Duke Energy.

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Insiders & Stakes

Robert Frenzel
Chairman, President and CEO
512,597
Shares held
WESTERLUND DAVID A
Director
153,496
Shares held
FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III
Executive Chairman
150,555
Shares held
Christopher J. Policinski
Director
140,042
Shares held
Kim Williams
Director
112,359
Shares held
Van Abel Brian J
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
110,697
Shares held
OBRIEN RICHARD T
Director
100,045
Shares held
WOLF TIMOTHY V
Director
78,237
Shares held
Amanda J. Rome
EVP, General Counsel
55,819
Shares held
Lynn Casey
Director
44,520
Shares held
PROKOPANKO JAMES T
Director
37,882
Shares held
Charles G. Pardee
Director
34,643
Shares held
Scott Sharp
EVP, Chief Generation Officer
30,274
Shares held
Prager Frank P
SVP, Strategy, Planning & Ext.
28,705
Shares held
Patricia L. Kampling
Director
26,011
Shares held
Savage Jeffrey S
SVP and Controller
25,679
Shares held
Patricia Correa
SVP, Chief Human Resources Off
25,081
Shares held
Megan D. Burkhart
Director
24,703
Shares held
Daniel Yohannes
Director
24,057
Shares held
O'Connor Timothy John
EVP, Chief Operations Officer
20,857
Shares held
Ryan J. Long
EVP, Chief Legal and
19,761
Shares held
George J. Kehl
Director
19,425
Shares held
Netha N. Johnson
Director
19,340
Shares held
Timothy A. Welsh
Director
18,195
Shares held
Michael G. Lamb
EVP, Chief Delivery Officer
16,654
Shares held
Melissa Ostrom
SVP, Controller
12,330
Shares held
Carter Brett C
EVP, Chief Customer and Innova
8,146
Shares held
Devin W. Stockfish
President and CEO
7,798
Shares held
Berntsen Robert
Executive Vice President
6,283
Shares held
Maria Demaree Hutchinson3,234
Shares held
Peter W. Carter
Director
2,222
Shares held

Transaction History

Peter W. Carter▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Peter W. Carter▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Netha N. Johnson▲ Buy$0
Maria Demaree Hutchinson▲ Buy$0
Devin W. Stockfish▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
George J. Kehl▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
Amanda J. Rome▼ Sell$0
Ryan J. Long▼ Sell$66K
Amanda J. Rome▼ Sell$1.3M
Amanda J. Rome▲ Buy$0
Melissa Ostrom▲ Buy$0
Patricia Correa▲ Buy$0
Scott Sharp▲ Buy$0
Michael G. Lamb▲ Buy$0
Ryan J. Long▲ Buy$0
Van Abel Brian J▲ Buy$0
Robert Frenzel▲ Buy$0
Van Abel Brian J▼ Sell$1.3M
Ryan J. Long▲ Buy—
Amanda J. Rome▼ Sell$899K
Van Abel Brian J▲ Buy—
Van Abel Brian J▲ Buy$0
Ryan J. Long▲ Buy$0
Robert Frenzel▲ Buy$0
Robert Frenzel▲ Buy—
Robert Frenzel▼ Sell$4.8M
Scott Sharp▲ Buy$0
Scott Sharp▲ Buy—
Scott Sharp▼ Sell$135K
Michael G. Lamb▲ Buy$0
Michael G. Lamb▲ Buy—
Michael G. Lamb▼ Sell$165K
Ryan J. Long▼ Sell$144K
Amanda J. Rome▲ Buy$0
Amanda J. Rome▲ Buy—
Patricia Correa▼ Sell$410K
Melissa Ostrom▲ Buy$0
Melissa Ostrom▲ Buy—
Melissa Ostrom▼ Sell$129K
Patricia Correa▲ Buy$0
Patricia Correa▲ Buy—
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
Maria Demaree Hutchinson▲ Buy$0
Michael G. Lamb▼ Sell$0
Robert Frenzel▼ Sell$0
Ryan J. Long▼ Sell$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
Michael G. Lamb▼ Sell$0
Michael G. Lamb▼ Sell$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
Ryan J. Long▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▼ Sell$0
OBRIEN RICHARD T▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
George J. Kehl▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Netha N. Johnson▲ Buy$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Devin W. Stockfish▲ Buy$0
PROKOPANKO JAMES T▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
Scott Sharp▲ Buy$0
Michael G. Lamb▲ Buy$0
Christopher J. Policinski▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Devin W. Stockfish▲ Buy$150K
Amanda J. Rome▼ Sell$23K
Melissa Ostrom▼ Sell$106K
Patricia Correa▲ Buy—
Patricia Correa▼ Sell$166K
O'Connor Timothy John▲ Buy—
Robert Frenzel▼ Sell$3.3M
Melissa Ostrom▲ Buy—
Melissa Ostrom▲ Buy$0
Melissa Ostrom▲ Buy—
O'Connor Timothy John▲ Buy$0
Amanda J. Rome▲ Buy$0
Amanda J. Rome▲ Buy—
Amanda J. Rome▼ Sell$558K
Van Abel Brian J▼ Sell$779K
Van Abel Brian J▲ Buy—
Robert Frenzel▲ Buy$0
Robert Frenzel▲ Buy—
O'Connor Timothy John▼ Sell$687K
Van Abel Brian J▲ Buy$0
Patricia Correa▲ Buy$0
Devin W. Stockfish▲ Buy$0
Berntsen Robert▲ Buy$0
O'Connor Timothy John▲ Buy$0
Amanda J. Rome▲ Buy$0
Van Abel Brian J▲ Buy$0
Patricia Correa▲ Buy$0
Melissa Ostrom▲ Buy$0
Robert Frenzel▲ Buy$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Christopher J. Policinski▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
OBRIEN RICHARD T▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
Kim Williams▼ Sell$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Christopher J. Policinski▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
OBRIEN RICHARD T▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Prager Frank P▼ Sell$121K
Christopher J. Policinski▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
OBRIEN RICHARD T▲ Buy$0
Daniel Yohannes▲ Buy$0
George J. Kehl▲ Buy$0
OBRIEN RICHARD T▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Kim Williams▲ Buy$0
PROKOPANKO JAMES T▲ Buy$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Netha N. Johnson▲ Buy$0
Christopher J. Policinski▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
O'Connor Timothy John▼ Sell$979K
Christopher J. Policinski▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
OBRIEN RICHARD T▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0
Megan D. Burkhart▲ Buy$0
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Amanda J. Rome▼ Sell$36K
Patricia Correa▼ Sell$30K
Patricia Correa▲ Buy—
Patricia Correa▲ Buy$0
Prager Frank P▲ Buy$0
Prager Frank P▲ Buy—
Prager Frank P▼ Sell$40K
Amanda J. Rome▲ Buy$0
Amanda J. Rome▲ Buy—
Amanda J. Rome▼ Sell$166K
O'Connor Timothy John▲ Buy$0
O'Connor Timothy John▲ Buy—
O'Connor Timothy John▼ Sell$260K
Van Abel Brian J▲ Buy$0
Van Abel Brian J▲ Buy—
Van Abel Brian J▼ Sell$282K
Robert Frenzel▲ Buy$0
Robert Frenzel▲ Buy—
Robert Frenzel▼ Sell$1.2M
Timothy A. Welsh▲ Buy$0
Christopher J. Policinski▲ Buy$0
Charles G. Pardee▲ Buy$0
OBRIEN RICHARD T▲ Buy$0
Patricia L. Kampling▲ Buy$0
Lynn Casey▲ Buy$0

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