WEC Energy Group (WEC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WEC Energy Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides regulated natural gas and electricity, and renewable and nonregulated renewable energy services in the United States. It operates through Wisconsin, Illinois, Other States, Electric Transmission, and Non-Utility Energy Infrastructure segments. The company generates and distributes electricity from coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear, as well as renewable energy resources, including wind, solar, hydroelectric, and biomass; and distributes and transports natural gas. It also owns, maintains, monitors, and operates electric transmission systems; and generates, distributes, and sells steam. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated approximately 35,500 miles of overhead distribution lines and 36,500 miles of underground distribution cables, as well as 430 electric distribution substations and 523,700 line transformers; approximately 46,400 miles of natural gas distribution mains; 1,700 miles of natural gas transmission mains; 2.4 million natural gas lateral services; 490 natural gas distribution and transmission gate stations; and 69.3 billion cubic feet of working gas capacities in underground natural gas storage fields. The company was formerly known as Wisconsin Energy Corporation and changed its name to WEC Energy Group, Inc. in June 2015. WEC Energy Group, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $109.26 to $111.07
• 50-Day Range: $102.97 to $110.29
• 52-Week Range: $86.76 to $111.07
• Volume: 3.37 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $35.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.13
• Dividend Yield: 3.24%
• Price Target: $106.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

WEC Energy Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WEC Energy Group scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 41st out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

WEC Energy Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WEC Energy Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WEC Energy Group are expected to grow by 6.69% in the coming year, from $5.23 to $5.58 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WEC Energy Group is 21.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WEC Energy Group is 21.13, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 19.95.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

WEC Energy Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.00. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WEC Energy Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.69% of the outstanding shares of WEC Energy Group have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WEC Energy Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WEC Energy Group has recently increased by 30,392.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

WEC Energy Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.27%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

WEC Energy Group has been increasing its dividend for 23 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of WEC Energy Group is 68.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, WEC Energy Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.98% next year. This indicates that WEC Energy Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -6.15

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.69% of the outstanding shares of WEC Energy Group have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WEC Energy Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WEC Energy Group has recently increased by 30,392.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.50

News Sentiment

WEC Energy Group has a news sentiment score of 1.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for WEC Energy Group this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for WEC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added WEC Energy Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WEC Energy Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $232,244.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.50% of the stock of WEC Energy Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.20% of the stock of WEC Energy Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WEC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WEC shares performed this year?

WEC Energy Group's stock was trading at $94.04 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, WEC shares have increased by 17.3% and is now trading at $110.29.

How were WEC Energy Group's earnings last quarter?

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.05. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does WEC Energy Group have any subsidiaries?

WEC Energy Group subsidiaries include Integrys Energy Group, Wicor, American Transmission Company LLC, ATC Development Manager Inc., ATC Holdco LLC, ATC Holding LLC, ATC Management Inc., and others.

Who are WEC Energy Group's major shareholders?

WEC Energy Group's top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.85%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.44%), Bessemer Group Inc. (0.29%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Gale E Klappa, Scott J Lauber, William J Guc, Mary Beth Straka, Joshua M Erickson, William Mastoris, Anthony Reese and Glen E Tellock.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of WEC Energy Group?

Shares of WEC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of WEC Energy Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WEC Energy Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Meta Platforms (META), Home Depot (HD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and CocaCola (KO).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/1 Dividend: 5/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend: 5/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/01/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Today: 8/02/2025
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WEC
• CIK: 783325
• Web: www.wecenergygroup.com
• Phone: (414) 221-2345
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,017
• Year Founded: 1981

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for WEC Energy Group: $106.40
• High Price Target: $124.00
• Low Price Target: $98.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.13
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.09
• P/E Growth: 3
• Net Income: $1.53 billion
• Net Margins: 17.87%
• Pretax Margin: 19.70%
• Return on Equity: 12.90%
• Return on Assets: 3.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.28
• Current Ratio: 0.55
• Quick Ratio: 0.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.09
• Cash Flow: $9.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.90
• Book Value: $42.74 per share
• Price / Book: 2.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 319,130,000
• Free Float: 317,538,000
• Market Cap: $35.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.42