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WEC vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, CMS, D, DTE, DUK, ED, SO, and SRE

Should you be buying WEC Energy Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WEC Energy Group include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Dominion Energy (D), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), Consolidated Edison (ED), Southern (SO), and Sempra Energy (SRE). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

WEC Energy Group vs. Its Competitors

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.

American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. WEC Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $3.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WEC Energy Group pays out 68.4% 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. American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and WEC Energy Group has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

WEC Energy Group has a net margin of 17.87% compared to American Electric Power's net margin of 17.68%. WEC Energy Group's return on equity of 12.90% beat American Electric Power's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Electric Power17.68% 11.55% 3.11%
WEC Energy Group 17.87%12.90%3.55%

American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than WEC Energy Group. American Electric Power 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 Ratio
American Electric Power$19.72B3.21$2.97B$6.8417.33
WEC Energy Group$8.60B4.39$1.53B$5.2222.47

75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of WEC Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of WEC Energy Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

American Electric Power has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEC Energy Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

American Electric Power presently has a consensus price target of $116.91, suggesting a potential downside of 1.37%. WEC Energy Group has a consensus price target of $113.60, suggesting a potential downside of 3.14%. Given American Electric Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe American Electric Power is more favorable than WEC Energy Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American Electric Power
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
WEC Energy Group
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

In the previous week, American Electric Power had 18 more articles in the media than WEC Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for American Electric Power and 15 mentions for WEC Energy Group. WEC Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.31 indicating that WEC Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
American Electric Power
26 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
WEC Energy Group
10 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Summary

American Electric Power beats WEC Energy Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WEC vs. The Competition

MetricWEC Energy GroupUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$37.49B$26.65B$17.05B$21.90B
Dividend Yield3.06%3.48%4.63%3.62%
P/E Ratio22.4720.5857.7227.96
Price / Sales4.394.4934.0267.16
Price / Cash12.719.3219.2524.26
Price / Book2.912.442.304.70
Net Income$1.53B$1.43B$748.50M$1.01B
7 Day Performance2.33%2.19%0.94%-0.44%
1 Month Performance5.65%6.87%8.68%1.45%
1 Year Performance20.62%18.50%70.90%15.02%

WEC Energy Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.1062 of 5 stars
$117.28
+0.7%
$113.60
-3.1%
+21.0%$37.49B$8.60B22.477,017Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
AEP
American Electric Power
4.294 of 5 stars
$115.66
+1.4%
$111.63
-3.5%
+19.8%$61.85B$19.72B16.9116,330Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
LNT
Alliant Energy
3.9794 of 5 stars
$68.12
+2.0%
$66.00
-3.1%
+13.2%$17.50B$3.98B21.022,998Positive News
Analyst Forecast
AEE
Ameren
3.965 of 5 stars
$104.83
+1.1%
$105.75
+0.9%
+19.5%$28.35B$7.62B23.048,981News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
CMS
CMS Energy
4.2134 of 5 stars
$73.19
+1.2%
$77.36
+5.7%
+6.4%$21.91B$8.02B21.658,324News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
D
Dominion Energy
3.7921 of 5 stars
$61.50
0.0%
$60.33
-1.9%
+8.1%$52.49B$14.46B21.2114,700
DTE
DTE Energy
4.4472 of 5 stars
$141.84
+1.3%
$144.00
+1.5%
+12.8%$29.44B$14.20B20.419,500Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DUK
Duke Energy
4.3968 of 5 stars
$124.38
+0.7%
$132.25
+6.3%
+11.0%$96.72B$30.36B20.2226,413Trending News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
ED
Consolidated Edison
4.21 of 5 stars
$99.28
+0.5%
$105.91
+6.7%
-1.1%$35.81B$16.15B18.0215,097Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SO
Southern
4.2912 of 5 stars
$95.46
+1.0%
$95.08
-0.4%
+11.1%$105.01B$28.36B24.5428,600Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SRE
Sempra Energy
4.4189 of 5 stars
$92.41
+1.1%
$84.55
-8.5%
+9.9%$60.29B$13.34B22.3216,773Positive News

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This page (NYSE:WEC) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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