NYSE:WEC - WEC Energy Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

WEC Energy Group declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.6325 per share on Sunday, March 1st. This represents a $2.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.59%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. This is a boost from WEC Energy Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. View WEC Energy Group's Dividend History.

WEC Energy Group Inc (NYSE:WEC) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.03. The utilities provider earned $1.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.68 billion. WEC Energy Group had a return on equity of 10.91% and a net margin of 14.32%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.74 EPS. View WEC Energy Group's Earnings History.

WEC Energy Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for WEC Energy Group.

WEC Energy Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

WEC Energy Group updated its FY 2019 After-Hours earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 8th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.51-3.53 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.53.

12 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for WEC Energy Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $102.00. On average, they expect WEC Energy Group's share price to reach $86.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for WEC Energy Group.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WEC Energy Group in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for WEC Energy Group.

Media coverage about WEC stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. WEC Energy Group earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for WEC Energy Group.

Some companies that are related to WEC Energy Group include Dominion Energy (D), Sempra Energy (SRE), Consolidated Edison (ED), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Alliant Energy (LNT), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), NiSource (NI), PG&E (PCG), Mdu Resources Group (MDU), Black Hills (BKH), NorthWestern (NWE) and Avista (AVA).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other WEC Energy Group investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Altria Group (MO), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Procter & Gamble (PG), Xcel Energy (XEL), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Southern (SO), Chevron (CVX) and Intel (INTC).

WEC Energy Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Scout Investments Inc. (0.25%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.15%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.13%), Donaldson Capital Management LLC (0.12%), Huntington National Bank (0.09%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.09%). Company insiders that own WEC Energy Group stock include Allen L Leverett, Barbara L Bowles, Charles R Matthews, Curt S Culver, Frederick D Kuester, Gale E Klappa, Joseph Kevin Fletcher, Mary Beth Straka, Scott J Lauber, Tom Metcalfe, Ulice Payne, Jr and William J Guc. View Institutional Ownership Trends for WEC Energy Group.

WEC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , Reilly Financial Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Sanders Morris Harris LLC. Company insiders that have sold WEC Energy Group company stock in the last year include Allen L Leverett, Barbara L Bowles, Charles R Matthews, Curt S Culver, Gale E Klappa, Joseph Kevin Fletcher, Mary Beth Straka, Scott J Lauber, Tom Metcalfe, Ulice Payne, Jr and William J Guc. View Insider Buying and Selling for WEC Energy Group.

WEC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Huntington National Bank, Donaldson Capital Management LLC, AE Wealth Management LLC, Boenning & Scattergood Inc., BKD Wealth Advisors LLC, CHICAGO TRUST Co NA, CENTRAL TRUST Co and JGP Wealth Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for WEC Energy Group.

Shares of WEC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WEC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $97.67.

WEC Energy Group has a market capitalization of $30.81 billion and generates $7.68 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $1.06 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.34 on an earnings per share basis. WEC Energy Group employs 7,878 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About WEC Energy Group.

The official website for WEC Energy Group is http://www.wecenergygroup.com/.

WEC Energy Group's mailing address is 231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET P O BOX 1331, MILWAUKEE WI, 53201. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 414-221-2345 or via email at [email protected]