WEC Energy Group (WEC) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 5/24/2026 – WEC Energy Group was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 5/18/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $124.00 to $119.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 5/16/2026 – WEC Energy Group was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 5/14/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $125.00 to $120.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – WEC Energy Group was given a new $124.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 4/21/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $127.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – WEC Energy Group is now covered by Truist Financial Corporation. They set a “hold” rating and a $124.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $111.00 to $117.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

WEC Energy Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, May 14th were paid a dividend of $0.9525 per share. This represents a $3.81 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 14th. WEC Energy Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 76.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

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.