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 twelve months. 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 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for WEC Energy Group's shares. Their WEC share price forecasts range from $93.00 to $114.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $102.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.0% 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 stock has decreased by 1.5% and is now trading at $95.64.
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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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.05. The utilities provider had revenue of $2.13 billion for 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%. WEC Energy Group's revenue for the quarter was up 26.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.87 earnings per share.
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WEC Energy Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 21st. Investors of record on Friday, August 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.7275 per share on Thursday, September 1st. This represents a $2.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.04%. 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 3.07%. 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 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."

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One share of WEC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $95.64.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) has a market capitalization of $30.17 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.