WEC Energy Group Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WEC Energy Group in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" WEC Energy Group stock. 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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11 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for WEC Energy Group's stock. Their WEC stock forecasts range from $93.00 to $109.00. On average, they anticipate WEC Energy Group's share price to reach $103.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.9% from the stock's current price.
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WEC Energy Group's stock was trading at $97.07 at the start of the year. Since then, WEC shares have increased by 2.1% and is now trading at $99.12.
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WEC Energy Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 2nd 2022.
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WEC Energy Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, August 2nd at 2:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) posted its earnings results on Monday, May, 2nd. The utilities provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.13. The utilities provider had revenue of $2.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.83 billion. WEC Energy Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.17% and a net margin of 15.90%. The firm's revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.61 earnings per share.
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WEC Energy Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.7275 per share on Wednesday, June 1st. This represents a $2.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 12th.
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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 2.93%. WEC Energy Group has been increasing its dividend for 19 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of WEC Energy Group is 67.83%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WEC Energy Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.40% next year. This indicates that WEC Energy Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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WEC Energy Group updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 9th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $4.34-$4.38 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.30. 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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.53%), BlackRock Inc. (8.92%), State Street Corp (5.85%), Magellan Asset Management Ltd (2.27%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.79%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.50%). Company insiders that own WEC Energy Group stock include Anthony Reese, Barbara L Bowles, Charles R Matthews, Curt S Culver, Gale E Klappa, Joseph Kevin Fletcher, Joshua M Erickson, Maria C Green, Mary Beth Straka, Molly A Mulroy, Robert M Garvin, Scott J Lauber, Thomas K Lane, Thomas K Lane, Tom Metcalfe, Ulice Payne Jr, Ulice Payne, Jr and William J Guc.
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WEC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Magellan Asset Management Ltd, BlackRock Inc., Bahl & Gaynor Inc., Panagora Asset Management Inc., Strs Ohio, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, and Reaves W H & Co. Inc.. Company insiders that have sold WEC Energy Group company stock in the last two years include Anthony Reese, Charles R Matthews, Gale E Klappa, Joshua M Erickson, Molly A Mulroy, Robert M Garvin, Tom Metcalfe, Ulice Payne Jr, and Ulice Payne, Jr.
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WEC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cohen & Steers Inc., State Street Corp, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Echo Street Capital Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC, and Victory Capital Management Inc..
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One share of WEC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $99.12.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) has a market capitalization of $31.27 billion and generates $8.32 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $1.30 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.289990 on an earnings per share basis.

WEC Energy Group employs 6,938 workers across the globe.

WEC Energy Group was founded in 1981.

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