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

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$108.43 -0.05 (-0.05%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$108.55 +0.12 (+0.11%)
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About WEC Energy Group Stock (NYSE:WEC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$108.03
$109.54
50-Day Range
$102.97
$111.31
52-Week Range
$91.89
$111.90
Volume
1.32 million shs
Average Volume
2.22 million shs
Market Capitalization
$34.90 billion
P/E Ratio
20.77
Dividend Yield
3.29%
Price Target
$106.40
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

WEC Energy Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

WEC MarketRank™: 

WEC Energy Group scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 28th out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about WEC Energy Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 20.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.38.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of WEC Energy Group is 20.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.52.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    WEC Energy Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.99. 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 2.56. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about WEC Energy Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.60% of the float of WEC Energy Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    WEC Energy Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in WEC Energy Group has recently decreased by 1.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    WEC Energy Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.28%, 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.

  • Read more about WEC Energy Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.60% of the float of WEC Energy Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    WEC Energy Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in WEC Energy Group has recently decreased by 1.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    WEC Energy Group has a news sentiment score of 1.72. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for WEC Energy Group this week, compared to 21 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    11 people have searched for WEC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 267% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added WEC Energy Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $7,581,132.00 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.

  • Read more about WEC Energy Group's insider trading history.
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WEC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

WEC Energy Group's stock was trading at $94.04 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WEC stock has increased by 15.4% and is now trading at $108.5490.

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) released its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.05. WEC Energy Group's revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
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WEC Energy Group subsidiaries include these companies: Integrys Energy Group, Wicor, American Transmission Company LLC, ATC Development Manager Inc., ATC Holdco LLC, ATC Holding LLC, ATC Management Inc., and more.

WEC Energy Group's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.41%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.67%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.62%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.85%). Insiders that own company stock include Gale E Klappa, Scott J Lauber, William J Guc, Daniel Krueger, Molly A Mulroy, Mary Beth Straka, Joshua M Erickson, Anthony Reese and Glen E Tellock.
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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.

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
Record date for 9/1 Dividend
8/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend
8/14/2025
Today
8/22/2025
Dividend Payable
9/01/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/30/2025
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
Fax
N/A
Employees
7,017
Year Founded
1981

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$124.00
Low Price Target
$98.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-1.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.20
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.22
Trailing P/E Ratio
20.72
Forward P/E Ratio
20.69
P/E Growth
2.99
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
4.05
Cash Flow
$9.11 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.88
Book Value
$42.38 per share
Price / Book
2.55

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
321,870,000
Free Float
320,257,000
Market Cap
$34.83 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.42

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This page (NYSE:WEC) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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