WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $120.3333.

A number of research firms have commented on WEC. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group from $124.00 to $117.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised shares of WEC Energy Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of WEC Energy Group from $122.00 to $116.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 target price on shares of WEC Energy Group in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Mizuho set a $125.00 price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group in a research report on Monday, October 27th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WEC Energy Group

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WEC. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in WEC Energy Group by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 41,099,951 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,334,401,000 after purchasing an additional 819,627 shares during the period. Freestone Grove Partners LP increased its position in WEC Energy Group by 30,697.3% during the 3rd quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP now owns 620,565 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $71,111,000 after purchasing an additional 618,550 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of WEC Energy Group by 324.1% during the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 774,679 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $80,722,000 after buying an additional 592,028 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in shares of WEC Energy Group by 160.6% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 943,962 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $98,361,000 after buying an additional 581,748 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of WEC Energy Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $57,028,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.20% of the company’s stock.

Key WEC Energy Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting WEC Energy Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings slightly beat estimates: WEC reported $1.42 EPS vs. consensus around $1.38–1.39, a narrow upside that removes some near-term downside risk for profits. WEC Energy Group (WEC) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Residential and commercial demand supported the beat: utilities demand helped lift Q4 results, indicating stable underlying demand trends for WEC’s regulated business. Utility WEC Energy tops Q4 profit estimates as electricity, gas sales rise
• Neutral Sentiment: FY‑2026 EPS guidance provided: WEC set a 2026 EPS range of $5.510–$5.610, which is broadly in line with consensus but slightly below the street midpoint — keeping upside limited until more clarity on execution. (Guidance released by company)
• Neutral Sentiment: 2025 GAAP results: WEC reported FY‑2025 GAAP net income of $1.6B, or $4.81/share (vs. $4.83 in 2024), a small decline that suggests stable but not accelerating earnings power. WEC Energy Group posts 2025 results
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and preview coverage is mixed: market write-ups and previews highlight the importance of capital spending cadence (e.g., data center connections) for medium‑term growth, keeping focus on execution timelines. Insights into WEC Energy Group’s Upcoming Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly revenue was down year‑over‑year despite beating expectations (company reported $2.54B vs. estimates ~ $2.19B), signaling lower underlying sales versus the prior year that could constrain margin expansion. WEC Energy Group earnings and conference call
• Negative Sentiment: Growth-timing risks tied to data center connections: coverage warns that slower-than-expected data center onboarding could delay higher-return projects and weigh on longer-term EPS growth assumptions. WEC Energy faces earnings test on data center growth timeline

WEC Energy Group Stock Performance

NYSE:WEC opened at $112.01 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $107.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $109.71. WEC Energy Group has a fifty-two week low of $99.89 and a fifty-two week high of $118.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.44 billion, a PE ratio of 21.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.50.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.03. WEC Energy Group had a return on equity of 12.60% and a net margin of 17.75%.The firm had revenue of $2.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.19 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.43 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. WEC Energy Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.510-5.610 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that WEC Energy Group will post 5.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

WEC Energy Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.9525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $3.81 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. This is a boost from WEC Energy Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.89. WEC Energy Group’s payout ratio is currently 72.02%.

WEC Energy Group Company Profile

WEC Energy Group is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin–based regulated energy holding company whose primary businesses are the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the distribution of natural gas. The company operates through a set of utility subsidiaries that provide bundled energy service, customer billing and energy-related programs to residential, commercial and industrial customers. As a regulated utility group, WEC’s operations focus on delivering reliable service while managing infrastructure investment and compliance with state and federal utility regulation.

Its utility subsidiaries include well-known regional operators such as We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, along with Chicago-area natural gas utilities that were part of the Integrys Energy Group acquisition.