WEC Energy Group (WEC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WEC Energy Group in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities 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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6 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for WEC Energy Group's stock. Their WEC share price forecasts range from $93.00 to $106.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $100.10 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.6% from the stock's current price.
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WEC Energy Group's stock was trading at $93.76 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, WEC shares have decreased by 6.8% and is now trading at $87.35.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 1st 2023.
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WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 1st. The utilities provider reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.03. The utilities provider earned $2.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.90 billion. WEC Energy Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.60% and a net margin of 14.10%. The company's quarterly revenue was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.79 EPS.
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WEC Energy Group declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 20th. Investors of record on Friday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.78 per share on Thursday, June 1st. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 11th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) stock in their portfolio include Timothy Plan Market Neutral ETF (TPMN), Invesco DWA Utilities Momentum ETF (PUI), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (RYU), BTD Capital Fund (DIP), TrueShares Low Volatility Equity Income ETF (DIVZ), Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU), Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) and Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (FUTY).

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.61%. The company 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 is 72.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WEC will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.67% 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 second quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.83-$0.85 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.96. 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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.42%), State Street Corp (5.83%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.16%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.99%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.74%) and Deutsche Bank AG (1.67%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony Reese, Charles R Matthews, Gale E Klappa, Glen E Tellock, Joshua M Erickson, 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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Shares of WEC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of WEC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $87.35.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) has a market capitalization of $27.55 billion and generates $9.60 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $1.41 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.28 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 7,022 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.