WEC Energy Group (WEC) Competitors $110.29 +1.21 (+1.11%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$110.24 -0.05 (-0.05%) As of 08/1/2025 06:02 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. AEP, EVRG, LNT, AEE, CMS, D, DUK, ED, SO, and SREShould you be buying WEC Energy Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WEC Energy Group include American Electric Power (AEP), Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Dominion Energy (D), 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 Evergy Alliant Energy Ameren CMS Energy Dominion Energy Duke Energy Consolidated Edison Southern Sempra Energy American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is AEP or WEC more profitable? 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% Is AEP or WEC a better dividend stock? American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. WEC Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $3.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and WEC Energy Group has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AEP or WEC? 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 RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B3.08$2.97B$6.8416.61WEC Energy Group$8.60B4.09$1.53B$5.2221.13 Which has more volatility & risk, AEP or WEC? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEC Energy Group has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AEP or WEC? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 30 more articles in the media than WEC Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for American Electric Power and 33 mentions for WEC Energy Group. WEC Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat American Electric Power's score of 0.98 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 31 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WEC Energy Group 24 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AEP or WEC? 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of WEC Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend AEP or WEC? American Electric Power currently has a consensus target price of $111.29, indicating a potential downside of 2.02%. WEC Energy Group has a consensus target price of $106.40, indicating a potential downside of 3.53%. Given American Electric Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29WEC Energy Group 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 SummaryWEC Energy Group beats American Electric Power on 10 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$35.18B$25.21B$16.10B$20.47BDividend Yield3.24%3.71%5.48%3.71%P/E Ratio21.1334.6619.9529.02Price / Sales4.094.22202.7957.15Price / Cash12.038.9419.0322.46Price / Book2.582.292.144.43Net Income$1.53B$1.43B$751.46M$993.74M7 Day Performance0.69%-1.09%-0.99%-3.40%1 Month Performance5.54%0.26%19.14%-2.70%1 Year Performance22.33%17.23%182.91%10.16% WEC Energy Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WECWEC Energy Group3.6051 of 5 stars$110.29+1.1%$106.40-3.5%+22.3%$35.18B$8.60B21.137,017News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑AEPAmerican Electric Power4.3779 of 5 stars$107.95-1.7%$108.31+0.3%+11.6%$57.67B$19.72B20.8016,330Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEVRGEvergy3.1101 of 5 stars$68.36-2.1%$74.06+8.3%+18.9%$15.73B$5.85B17.994,731Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionLNTAlliant Energy3.8751 of 5 stars$63.83-1.7%$64.23+0.6%+14.6%$16.40B$3.98B22.012,998Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAEEAmeren4.299 of 5 stars$98.42-1.7%$101.36+3.0%+23.8%$26.60B$7.62B21.828,981Trending NewsEarnings ReportCMSCMS Energy3.3601 of 5 stars$71.37-1.9%$77.25+8.2%+12.0%$21.35B$7.52B21.188,324Trending NewsEarnings ReportDDominion Energy2.9005 of 5 stars$58.06-1.2%$58.88+1.4%+7.7%$49.51B$14.90B21.7514,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionDUKDuke Energy4.3132 of 5 stars$117.68-1.9%$127.25+8.1%+7.9%$91.47B$30.36B19.5226,413Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionEDConsolidated Edison4.2234 of 5 stars$101.04-1.2%$105.09+4.0%+2.5%$36.40B$15.26B18.6815,097Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionSOSouthern4.0068 of 5 stars$94.30-1.1%$93.53-0.8%+7.2%$103.64B$26.72B22.5128,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSRESempra Energy4.4805 of 5 stars$80.35-0.6%$80.75+0.5%-0.9%$52.38B$13.19B17.6616,773News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Electric Power Alternatives Evergy Alternatives Alliant Energy Alternatives Ameren Alternatives CMS Energy Alternatives Dominion Energy Alternatives Duke Energy Alternatives Consolidated Edison Alternatives Southern Alternatives Sempra Energy 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 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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