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
WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.
WEC Energy Group has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
WEC Energy Group currently has a consensus price target of $106.40, indicating a potential downside of 3.73%. American Electric Power has a consensus price target of $111.93, indicating a potential upside of 2.26%. Given American Electric Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Electric Power is more favorable than WEC Energy Group.
77.2% of WEC Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of WEC Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
WEC Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $3.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. WEC Energy Group pays out 68.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% 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. WEC Energy Group has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, American Electric Power had 8 more articles in the media than WEC Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for American Electric Power and 18 mentions for WEC Energy Group. WEC Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.29 indicating that WEC Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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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This page (NYSE:WEC) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
