Xcel Energy XEL reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 42 cents per share, which lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 43 cents by 2.33%. Click to get this free report Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL): Free Stock Analysis Report NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE): Free Stock Analysis Report Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (BIP): Free Stock Analysis Report Dominion Energy Inc. (D): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This upside can be attributed to contributions from the Brazilian regulated gas transmission operations and rate base & upward inflation adjustments in other utility businesses.