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3 Days Left To Cash In On Xcel Energy Inc (NASDAQ:XEL) Dividend, Should You Buy?

On the 20 April 2018, Xcel Energy Inc (NASDAQ:XEL) will be paying shareholders an upcoming dividend amount of $0.38 per share. However, investors must have bought the company’s stock before 14 March 2018 in order to qualify for the payment. That means you have only 3 days left! Investors looking for higher income-generating stocks to add to their portfolio should keep reading, as I examine Xcel Energy’s latest financial data to analyse its dividend characteristics. Check out our latest analysis for Xcel Energy

What Is A Dividend Rock Star?

It is a stock that pays a consistent, reliable and competitive dividend over a long period of time, and is expected to continue to pay in the same manner many years to come. More specifically: Its annual yield is among the top 25% of dividend payers It has paid dividend every year without dramatically reducing payout in the past Its has increased its dividend per share amount over the past It can afford to pay the current rate of dividends from its earnings It has the ability to keep paying its dividends going forward

High Yield And Dependable

The company’s dividend yield stands at 3.33%, which is on the low-side for Electric Utilities stocks. But the real reason Xcel Energy stands out is because it has a high chance of being able to continue to pay dividend at this level for years to come, something that is quite desirable if you are looking to create a portfolio that generates a steady stream of income.

NasdaqGS:XEL Historical Dividend Yield Mar 10th 18
NasdaqGS:XEL Historical Dividend Yield Mar 10th 18

If there is one thing that you want to be reliable in your life, it’s dividend stocks and their constant income stream. In the case of XEL it has increased its DPS from $0.92 to $1.44 in the past 10 years. During this period it has not missed a payment, as one would expect for a company increasing its dividend. These are all positive signs of a great, reliable dividend stock. The company currently pays out 63.78% of its earnings as a dividend, according to its trailing twelve-month data, which means that the dividend is covered by earnings. Going forward, analysts expect XEL’s payout to remain around the same level at 62.06% of its earnings, which leads to a dividend yield of around 3.73%. Moreover, EPS should increase to $2.43.

Next Steps:

Xcel Energy’s strong dividend attributes make it, without a doubt, a stock dividend investors should be considering for their portfolios. However, given this is purely a dividend analysis, I urge potential investors to try and get a good understanding of the underlying business and its fundamentals before deciding on an investment. Below, I’ve compiled three important factors you should look at:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for XEL’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for XEL’s outlook.

  2. Historical Performance: What has XEL’s returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.

  3. Other Dividend Rockstars: Are there strong dividend payers with better fundamentals out there? Check out our free list of these great stocks here.


To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.

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