Trilogy Capital Inc. Grows Stock Position in WEC Energy Group, Inc. $WEC

Trilogy Capital Inc. lifted its stake in WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) by 20.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,060 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,895 shares during the period. Trilogy Capital Inc.’s holdings in WEC Energy Group were worth $3,065,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in WEC Energy Group during the 4th quarter valued at $425,000. West Paces Advisors Inc. boosted its position in WEC Energy Group by 13.3% during the 4th quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. now owns 4,715 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $497,000 after buying an additional 553 shares during the period. Oak Thistle LLC purchased a new stake in WEC Energy Group during the 4th quarter valued at $5,363,000. Greenleaf Trust boosted its position in WEC Energy Group by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 7,352 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $775,000 after buying an additional 272 shares during the period. Finally, Master S Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in WEC Energy Group by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Master S Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,811 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $296,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at WEC Energy Group

In other WEC Energy Group news, VP Mary Beth Straka sold 2,815 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.50, for a total transaction of $325,132.50. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 4,707 shares in the company, valued at approximately $543,658.50. This represents a 37.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Gale E. Klappa sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.44, for a total value of $2,886,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 276,600 shares in the company, valued at $31,930,704. This trade represents a 8.29% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 42,354 shares of company stock worth $4,855,505 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

WEC Energy Group Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:WEC opened at $118.69 on Friday. WEC Energy Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $100.61 and a 1 year high of $119.62. The company has a market cap of $38.66 billion, a PE ratio of 24.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $114.91 and its 200 day moving average is $111.77.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.03. WEC Energy Group had a return on equity of 12.40% and a net margin of 15.90%.The firm had revenue of $2.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.43 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. WEC Energy Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.510-5.610 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that WEC Energy Group, Inc. will post 5.23 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Barclays boosted their price target on WEC Energy Group from $110.00 to $111.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on WEC Energy Group from $124.00 to $121.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on WEC Energy Group from $113.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and set a $121.00 price target on shares of WEC Energy Group in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price target on WEC Energy Group from $117.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $120.73.

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.