WEC Energy Group (WEC) Competitors

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) and WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.

Is SRE or WEC more profitable?

Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to WEC Energy Group's net margin of 15.14%. WEC Energy Group's return on equity of 11.72% beat Sempra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sempra	22.63%	8.06%	3.04%
WEC Energy Group	15.14%	11.72%	3.24%

Does the media refer more to SRE or WEC?

In the previous week, Sempra had 5 more articles in the media than WEC Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Sempra and 16 mentions for WEC Energy Group. WEC Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Sempra's score of 0.95 indicating that WEC Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sempra	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WEC Energy Group	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, SRE or WEC?

Sempra has higher revenue and earnings than WEC Energy Group. Sempra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WEC Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sempra	$12.92B	4.52	$3.08B	$4.54	20.31
WEC Energy Group	$8.89B	3.49	$1.33B	$4.09	23.96

Do analysts prefer SRE or WEC?

Sempra currently has a consensus target price of $89.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.46%. WEC Energy Group has a consensus target price of $94.45, indicating a potential downside of 3.60%. Given Sempra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sempra is more favorable than WEC Energy Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sempra	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
WEC Energy Group	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Which has more volatility & risk, SRE or WEC?

Sempra has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEC Energy Group has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SRE or WEC?

Sempra received 54 more outperform votes than WEC Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.40% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 52.13% of users gave WEC Energy Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sempra	Outperform Votes 482 60.40%	Underperform Votes 316 39.60%
WEC Energy Group	Outperform Votes 428 52.13%	Underperform Votes 393 47.87%

Is SRE or WEC a better dividend stock?

Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. WEC Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $3.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Sempra pays out 54.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WEC Energy Group pays out 81.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sempra has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and WEC Energy Group has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. WEC Energy Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SRE or WEC?

89.7% of Sempra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of WEC Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Sempra shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of WEC Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sempra beats WEC Energy Group on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.