Q4 EPS Forecast for WEC Energy Group Increased by Analyst

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for WEC Energy Group in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $1.41 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.37. The consensus estimate for WEC Energy Group's current full-year earnings is $5.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for WEC Energy Group's Q1 2026 earnings at $2.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.28 EPS.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.49 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.50 billion. WEC Energy Group had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 17.75%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.10 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on WEC Energy Group from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of WEC Energy Group from $112.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of WEC Energy Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised WEC Energy Group from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their target price for the company from $106.00 to $108.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, WEC Energy Group presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $105.38.

WEC Energy Group Price Performance

NYSE:WEC traded down $0.25 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $108.54. 1,678,224 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,136,591. WEC Energy Group has a 52 week low of $77.47 and a 52 week high of $111.00. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $106.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $101.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37. The firm has a market cap of $34.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.44.

Institutional Trading of WEC Energy Group

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Annex Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of WEC Energy Group by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 110,644 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $10,405,000 after buying an additional 6,785 shares during the last quarter. Matrix Trust Co purchased a new stake in WEC Energy Group in the fourth quarter worth $1,538,000. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in WEC Energy Group by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 453,945 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $42,689,000 after acquiring an additional 78,580 shares in the last quarter. PFW Advisors LLC bought a new stake in WEC Energy Group in the fourth quarter valued at $1,073,000. Finally, Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in WEC Energy Group during the 4th quarter valued at $271,000. 77.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other WEC Energy Group news, Director Ulice Payne, Jr. sold 1,150 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.17, for a total transaction of $119,795.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 21,951 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,286,635.67. This represents a 4.98 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Gale E. Klappa sold 25,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.62, for a total transaction of $2,715,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 274,955 shares in the company, valued at $29,865,612.10. The trade was a 8.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock.

WEC Energy Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th will be given a dividend of $0.8975 per share. This represents a $3.59 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.31%. This is a positive change from WEC Energy Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.84. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 14th. WEC Energy Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 73.91%.

WEC Energy Group Company Profile

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.