WEC Energy
About: WEC Energy Group's electric and gas utility businesses serve electric and gas customers in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin service territories. The company also owns a 60% stake in American Transmission Co. WEC's asset mix is approximately 49% electric generation and distribution, 34% gas distribution, 10% electric transmission, and 7% unregulated renewable energy.
Employees: 7,017
0
Funds holding %
of 7,202 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
132% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 153 | Existing positions closed: 66
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 483 | Existing positions reduced: 381
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.5B [Q4 2024] → $28.1B (+$3.65B) [Q1 2025]
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,178 [Q4 2024] → 1,232 (+54) [Q1 2025]
0.45% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.23% [Q4 2024] → 81.78% (-0.45%) [Q1 2025]
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 [Q4 2024] → 10 (-1) [Q1 2025]
51% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $70.9M | Put options by funds: $144M
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$101
6%
downside
Avg. target
$111
3%
upside
High target
$124
15%
upside
3 analyst ratings
1 positive
33%
2 neutral
67%
0 negative
0%
Wells Fargo Neil Kalton | 15%upside $124 | Overweight Maintained | 7 May 2025 |
Barclays Nicholas Campanella | 6%downside $101 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 29 Apr 2025 |
JP Morgan Jeremy Tonet | 0%upside $108 | Neutral Upgraded | 8 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 15 articles about WEC published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
WEC Energy (WEC) Could Find a Support Soon, Here's Why You Should Buy the Stock Now
After losing some value lately, a hammer chart pattern has been formed for WEC Energy (WEC), indicating that the stock has found support. This, combined with an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions, could lead to a trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
Neutral
Market Watch
1 week ago
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Why WEC Energy Group (WEC) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
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Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Klappa, Lauber highlight exceptional year for WEC Energy Group
MILWAUKEE , May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At WEC Energy Group's (NYSE: WEC) annual meeting of stockholders today, Gale Klappa, chairman of the board, and Scott Lauber, president and CEO, highlighted another strong year on virtually every meaningful measure — from customer satisfaction, to financial performance, to steady execution of the company's capital plan. They also emphasized that it was a year of growth and dedication to the company's mission of delivering affordable, reliable and clean energy to millions of customers across the Midwest.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
DTE vs. WEC: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
Investors with an interest in Utility - Electric Power stocks have likely encountered both DTE Energy (DTE) and WEC Energy Group (WEC). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
WEC Energy Q1 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y
WEC's first-quarter 2025 earnings and revenues increase year over year. Total operating expenses also increase during the same period.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 6, 2025 2:00 PM ET Company Participants Scott Lauber - President and CEO Xia Liu - CFO Conference Call Participants Brian Russo - Jefferies Andrew Weisel - Scotiabank Jeremy Tonet - JPMorgan Anthony Crowdell - Mizuho Michael Sullivan - Wolfe Research Carly Davenport - Goldman Sachs Durgesh Chopra - Evercore ISI Operator Good afternoon, and welcome to WEC Energy Group's Conference Call for First Quarter 2025 Results. This call is being recorded for rebroadcast.
Positive
Reuters
2 weeks ago
WEC Energy posts higher first-quarter profit on strong power demand
WEC Energy reported a first-quarter profit on Tuesday that rose 16.4% on the back of increased power consumption by residential, industrial and commercial customers.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
WEC Energy Group (WEC) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
WEC Energy Group (WEC) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.27 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.19 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.97 per share a year ago.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 weeks ago
WEC Energy Group reports first-quarter results
MILWAUKEE , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) today reported net income of $724.2 million, or $2.27 per share, for the first quarter of 2025. This compares to earnings of $622.3 million, or $1.97 per share, for last year's first quarter.
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