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 paid a dividend of $0.6325 per share on Sunday, March 1st. This represents a $2.53 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.03. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.68 billion. WEC Energy Group had a net margin of 14.32% and a return on equity of 10.91%. WEC Energy Group's quarterly revenue was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.74 earnings per share. 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 issued an update on its FY 2019 After-Hours earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 8th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.51-3.53 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.53.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for WEC Energy Group's stock. 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 year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 12.5%. 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.

News coverage about WEC stock has trended extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. WEC Energy Group earned a media sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for WEC Energy Group.

Some companies that are related to WEC Energy Group include Dominion Energy (D), Sempra Energy (SRE), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), 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).

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WEC Energy Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Scout Investments Inc. (0.25%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.15%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.14%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.13%), Donaldson Capital Management LLC (0.12%) and Huntington National Bank (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, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Reilly Financial Advisors LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Huntington National Bank, Loveless Wealth Management LLC, Strs Ohio, AdvisorShares Investments LLC, RFG Advisory LLC, Donaldson Capital Management LLC, Nicolet Advisory Services LLC and AE 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 $98.96.

WEC Energy Group has a market capitalization of $31.22 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]