Strategic Investment Advisors MI Buys New Holdings in WEC Energy Group, Inc. $WEC

Strategic Investment Advisors MI acquired a new stake in WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 9,729 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,127,000.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of WEC Energy Group by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,319 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $245,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Inscription Capital LLC grew its stake in WEC Energy Group by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Inscription Capital LLC now owns 2,036 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $215,000 after buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. raised its stake in shares of WEC Energy Group by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 5,511 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. State of Wyoming boosted its position in shares of WEC Energy Group by 5.7% in the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,762 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $184,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Finally, Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas boosted its holdings in WEC Energy Group by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas now owns 1,964 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $207,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. 77.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Daniel Krueger sold 4,665 shares of the business’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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 7,346 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $815,112.16. The trade was a 38.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on WEC shares. Weiss Ratings restated 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 on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Mizuho set a $124.00 price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of WEC Energy Group from $120.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and set a $127.00 target price on shares of WEC Energy Group in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, WEC Energy Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $123.20.

WEC Energy Group Price Performance

WEC opened at $109.99 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The business has a fifty day moving average of $113.93 and a 200 day moving average of $113.74. WEC Energy Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $102.95 and a 52-week high of $119.91. The stock has a market cap of $35.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.32, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.47.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.11. WEC Energy Group had a net margin of 16.69% and a return on equity of 12.90%. The company had revenue of $2.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.11 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. WEC Energy Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.510-5.610 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that WEC Energy Group, Inc. will post 5.59 EPS for the current year.

WEC Energy Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.9525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $3.81 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. WEC Energy Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 73.84%.

WEC Energy Group News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter earnings beat expectations. WEC reported $0.91 in EPS, up from $0.76 a year earlier and above the $0.80 analyst consensus. Net income rose nearly 22% to $299.2 million, while first-half EPS increased to $3.36 from $3.02. WEC Energy Group reports second-quarter results
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial and data-center demand is strengthening. Higher electricity sales to commercial and industrial customers, including data centers, helped offset rising costs. Management said additional Wisconsin data centers could support long-term load growth. WEC Energy posts higher profit as data center demand grows
• Positive Sentiment: Rate-base growth and infrastructure investment remain supportive. WEC highlighted progress on its approximately $37.5 billion capital plan, which is intended to expand regulated assets and support future earnings growth. WEC Q2 Earnings Surpass on Rate Base Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: 2026 guidance was reaffirmed, not increased. The company maintained its EPS range of $5.51 to $5.61, which broadly brackets the $5.59 analyst consensus. This provides stability but offered investors no upside revision.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed expectations. Quarterly revenue rose 2.6% year over year to $2.06 billion, but fell short of the $2.11 billion consensus estimate. The miss, along with continued cost pressures, appears to be outweighing the EPS beat. WEC Energy beats earnings forecast but revenue miss and outlook weigh on shares

About WEC Energy Group

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.