WEC Energy Group - WEC Stock Forecast, Price & News

10 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WEC Energy Group in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" WEC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in WEC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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10 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for WEC Energy Group's stock. Their WEC share price forecasts range from $93.00 to $114.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $102.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.8% from the stock's current price.
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WEC Energy Group's stock was trading at $97.07 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WEC shares have increased by 2.6% and is now trading at $99.57.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 1st 2022.
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WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 2nd. The utilities provider reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.05. The utilities provider earned $2.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.76 billion. WEC Energy Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.15% and a net margin of 15.23%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 26.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.87 EPS.
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WEC Energy Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 12th will be given a dividend of $0.7275 per share on Thursday, September 1st. This represents a $2.91 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 11th.
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WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) pays an annual dividend of $2.91 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.91%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 18 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 67.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WEC will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.26% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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WEC Energy Group updated its third quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 10th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.82-$0.84 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.94. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

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WEC Energy Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WEC."

WEC Energy Group's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (6.03%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.31%), Magellan Asset Management Ltd (1.94%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.87%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.71%) and Deutsche Bank AG (1.68%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony Reese, Barbara L Bowles, Charles R Matthews, Gale E Klappa, Joshua M Erickson, Maria C Green, Molly A Mulroy, Robert M Garvin, Thomas K Lane, Thomas K Lane, Tom Metcalfe, Ulice Payne Jr, Ulice Payne, Jr and William Mastoris.
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One share of WEC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $99.57.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) has a market capitalization of $31.41 billion and generates $8.32 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $1.30 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.33 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,938 workers across the globe.

WEC Energy Group's mailing address is 231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET P O BOX 1331, MILWAUKEE WI, 53201. The official website for the company is www.wecenergygroup.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (414) 221-2345 or via email at wec.institutional-investor-relations.contact@wecenergygroup.com.