What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for WEC FY2025 Earnings?

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of WEC Energy Group in a report issued on Thursday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $5.24 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $5.23. The consensus estimate for WEC Energy Group’s current full-year earnings is $5.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for WEC Energy Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 2nd. The utilities provider reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter. WEC Energy Group had a net margin of 17.75% and a return on equity of 12.60%.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on WEC. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on WEC Energy Group from $114.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of WEC Energy Group from $110.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of WEC Energy Group in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $125.00 price target on the stock. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Mizuho set a $125.00 target price on shares of WEC Energy Group in a report on Monday, October 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $120.21.

WEC Energy Group Stock Performance

Shares of WEC opened at $111.24 on Monday. WEC Energy Group has a 1 year low of $91.94 and a 1 year high of $118.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 0.50 and a quick ratio of 0.33. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $113.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $109.03. The firm has a market cap of $36.18 billion, a PE ratio of 21.03, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.48.

WEC Energy Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.8925 per share. This represents a $3.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. WEC Energy Group’s payout ratio is currently 67.49%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in WEC Energy Group by 5.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 155,135 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $16,907,000 after buying an additional 7,669 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of WEC Energy Group by 11.0% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 105,988 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $11,551,000 after purchasing an additional 10,493 shares in the last quarter. Equitable Trust Co. bought a new position in shares of WEC Energy Group during the 1st quarter valued at $206,000. HB Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of WEC Energy Group by 19.4% during the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,968 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $977,000 after purchasing an additional 1,456 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Finance LLC raised its position in WEC Energy Group by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 11,043 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,203,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 77.20% of the company’s stock.

WEC Energy Group Company Profile

WEC Energy Group, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides regulated natural gas and electricity, and renewable and nonregulated renewable energy services in the United States. It operates through Wisconsin, Illinois, Other States, Electric Transmission, and Non-Utility Energy Infrastructure segments.