WEC Energy Group, Inc. $WEC Stock Position Raised by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) by 3.4% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,286,276 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 42,403 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in WEC Energy Group were worth $148,906,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of WEC Energy Group by 16.9% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 16,698 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,820,000 after buying an additional 2,417 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP raised its position in WEC Energy Group by 41.3% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 26,839 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,925,000 after acquiring an additional 7,841 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in WEC Energy Group by 7.3% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 44,286 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,616,000 after acquiring an additional 3,006 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its position in WEC Energy Group by 477.4% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 333,552 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $34,756,000 after acquiring an additional 275,786 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of WEC Energy Group by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 58,364 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $6,082,000 after purchasing an additional 4,730 shares during the last quarter. 77.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about WEC Energy Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp maintained an Overweight rating on WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) and kept its price target at $117, indicating analysts still see upside potential.
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp raised its longer-term earnings estimates slightly, including FY2028 EPS to $6.47 and FY2029 EPS to $6.97, which may support valuation expectations.
• Neutral Sentiment: BMO Capital reiterated a Hold rating on WEC Energy Group, suggesting a mixed near-term outlook and limiting the stock’s upside enthusiasm. BMO Capital Sticks to Its Hold Rating for WEC Energy Group (WEC)
• Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp’s near-term EPS estimates for Q2, Q3, and Q4 2026 were provided without a major surprise, so they are more of a confirmation of current expectations than a fresh catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: KeyCorp lowered its price target from $126 to $117, reflecting a less aggressive view of the stock’s near-term appreciation.

WEC Energy Group Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of WEC opened at $115.82 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $113.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $113.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.68. WEC Energy Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $102.95 and a 52-week high of $119.91. The company has a market cap of $37.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.12, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.47.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The utilities provider reported $2.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.30 by $0.15. WEC Energy Group had a net margin of 16.25% and a return on equity of 12.72%. The business had revenue of $3.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.27 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. WEC Energy Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.510-5.610 EPS. Analysts predict that WEC Energy Group, Inc. will post 5.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

WEC Energy Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.9525 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $3.81 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. WEC Energy Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 76.05%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on WEC. Mizuho set a $124.00 price objective on WEC Energy Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of WEC Energy Group in a research report on Friday, June 26th. KeyCorp reduced their target price on WEC Energy Group from $126.00 to $117.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group from $119.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group from $120.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $123.20.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Daniel Krueger sold 4,665 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.96, for a total value of $517,628.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 7,346 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $815,112.16. This trade represents a 38.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

WEC Energy Group 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.