WEC Energy Group (WEC) Competitors $103.74 -1.01 (-0.96%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$103.66 -0.08 (-0.08%) As of 07/2/2025 04:34 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WEC vs. SRE, D, PEG, PCG, ED, DTE, AEE, CNP, CMS, and NIShould you be buying WEC Energy Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WEC Energy Group include Sempra Energy (SRE), Dominion Energy (D), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG), Consolidated Edison (ED), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), CMS Energy (CMS), and NiSource (NI). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry. WEC Energy Group vs. Its Competitors Sempra Energy Dominion Energy Public Service Enterprise Group Pacific Gas & Electric Consolidated Edison DTE Energy Ameren CenterPoint Energy CMS Energy NiSource WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) and Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, WEC or SRE? WEC Energy Group has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra Energy has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WEC or SRE? 77.2% of WEC Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of WEC Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sempra Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is WEC or SRE a better dividend stock? WEC Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $3.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Sempra Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. WEC Energy Group pays out 69.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra Energy pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. WEC Energy Group has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Sempra Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Sempra Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer WEC or SRE? In the previous week, WEC Energy Group had 6 more articles in the media than Sempra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for WEC Energy Group and 22 mentions for Sempra Energy. Sempra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat WEC Energy Group's score of 1.15 indicating that Sempra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WEC Energy Group 17 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sempra Energy 17 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate WEC or SRE? WEC Energy Group currently has a consensus target price of $106.33, suggesting a potential upside of 2.50%. Sempra Energy has a consensus target price of $80.83, suggesting a potential upside of 8.04%. Given Sempra Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sempra Energy is more favorable than WEC Energy Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WEC Energy Group 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22Sempra Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Is WEC or SRE more profitable? Sempra Energy has a net margin of 22.15% compared to WEC Energy Group's net margin of 17.95%. WEC Energy Group's return on equity of 12.94% beat Sempra Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WEC Energy Group17.95% 12.94% 3.55% Sempra Energy 22.15%8.55%3.24% Which has higher earnings and valuation, WEC or SRE? Sempra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than WEC Energy Group. Sempra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WEC Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWEC Energy Group$8.60B3.85$1.53B$5.1320.22Sempra Energy$13.19B3.70$2.86B$4.5516.44 SummarySempra Energy beats WEC Energy Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WEC Energy Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WEC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WEC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWEC Energy GroupUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$33.43B$24.43B$16.04B$20.53BDividend Yield3.41%3.77%5.60%3.77%P/E Ratio20.2235.1720.2827.85Price / Sales3.854.0628.8237.49Price / Cash11.438.9619.1621.91Price / Book2.572.202.154.55Net Income$1.53B$1.41B$751.09M$984.95M7 Day Performance0.29%0.96%0.82%2.31%1 Month Performance-3.47%1.32%2.66%4.85%1 Year Performance33.53%23.21%16.47%13.81% WEC Energy Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WECWEC Energy Group4.3524 of 5 stars$103.74-1.0%$106.33+2.5%+32.9%$33.43B$8.60B20.227,017Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSRESempra Energy4.4724 of 5 stars$75.84+2.4%$80.83+6.6%-0.5%$49.44B$13.19B16.6716,773Positive NewsDDominion Energy3.5384 of 5 stars$55.99+3.3%$58.38+4.3%+18.3%$47.75B$14.46B20.9714,700Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumePEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.9234 of 5 stars$83.44+1.6%$89.54+7.3%+10.4%$41.64B$10.29B22.8026,094Positive NewsInsider TradePCGPacific Gas & Electric4.7741 of 5 stars$13.81-0.4%$20.73+50.1%-18.1%$36.95B$24.42B12.6728,410Ex-DividendEDConsolidated Edison4.5956 of 5 stars$101.17+0.2%$104.18+3.0%+12.3%$36.45B$15.26B18.7015,097Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionDTEDTE Energy4.5394 of 5 stars$134.10+1.3%$140.93+5.1%+19.4%$27.83B$12.46B18.129,500Positive NewsAEEAmeren4.0639 of 5 stars$96.09+1.5%$101.80+5.9%+33.6%$25.97B$7.62B21.318,981Analyst RevisionCNPCenterPoint Energy3.9947 of 5 stars$36.29+1.5%$36.04-0.7%+17.4%$23.69B$8.64B24.368,872Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy4.7057 of 5 stars$69.91+1.2%$77.00+10.1%+18.1%$20.91B$7.52B20.758,324Positive NewsNINiSource4.5578 of 5 stars$40.52+2.5%$41.50+2.4%+38.0%$19.07B$5.46B21.907,746Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sempra Energy Alternatives Dominion Energy Alternatives Public Service Enterprise Group Alternatives Pacific Gas & Electric Alternatives Consolidated Edison Alternatives DTE Energy Alternatives Ameren Alternatives CenterPoint Energy Alternatives CMS Energy Alternatives NiSource Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WEC) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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