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

Company Overview

WEC Energy Group, Inc. is an energy holding company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Through its operating companies, the company generates and delivers electricity and provides natural gas distribution, storage and related energy services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

WEC Energy’s principal utility businesses include We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service in Wisconsin, Michigan Gas Utilities, Minnesota Energy Resources, Upper Michigan Energy Resources and North Dakota utility operations. The company operates electric generation and distribution infrastructure, natural gas pipelines and storage facilities, and a portfolio that includes natural gas, coal, renewable and other generating resources.

The company traces its origins to Wisconsin Energy Corporation, which was formed in 1981. Wisconsin Energy adopted the WEC Energy Group name in 2015 following its combination with Integrys Energy Group, expanding its regulated utility operations across the Upper Midwest. WEC Energy Group is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Scott J. LaFave.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $113.05 to $115.92
• 50-Day Range: $100.96 to $112.16
• 52-Week Range: $99.80 to $119.91
• Volume: 6.53 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.28 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $37.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.18
• Dividend Yield: 3.33%
• Price Target: $117.11
• Consensus Rating: Hold

WEC Energy Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WEC Energy Group scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 38th out of 98 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

WEC Energy Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.39, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for WEC Energy Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WEC Energy Group has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WEC Energy Group are expected to grow by 7.32% in the coming year, from $5.60 to $6.01 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WEC Energy Group is 22.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WEC Energy Group is 22.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 28.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

WEC Energy Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.29. 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 2.66. 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

4.46% 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 5.83.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WEC Energy Group has recently increased by 1.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

WEC Energy Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.43%, 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 73.84%. 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 63.39% next year. This indicates that WEC Energy Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

WEC Energy Group has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for WEC Energy Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for WEC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added WEC Energy Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 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 $103,468.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.46% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Today: 10/29/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Record date for 12/1 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/1 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Multi - Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WEC
• CIK: 783325
• Web: www.wecenergygroup.com
• Phone: (414) 221-2345
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,151
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for WEC Energy Group: $117.11
• High Price Target: $131.00
• Low Price Target: $106.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.39
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.44
• P/E Growth: 2.29
• Net Income: $1.56 billion
• Net Margins: 16.69%
• Pretax Margin: 17.87%
• Return on Equity: 12.90%
• Return on Assets: 3.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.35
• Current Ratio: 0.53
• Quick Ratio: 0.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.81
• Cash Flow: $10.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.35
• Book Value: $43.11 per share
• Price / Book: 2.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 325,850,000
• Free Float: 324,350,000
• Market Cap: $37.30 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.45