WEC Energy Group, Inc. $WEC Shares Purchased by Rathbones Group PLC

Rathbones Group PLC lifted its stake in shares of WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) by 5.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 828,174 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,639 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in WEC Energy Group were worth $95,878,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WEC. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of WEC Energy Group by 16.9% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 16,698 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,820,000 after purchasing an additional 2,417 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of WEC Energy Group by 41.3% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 26,839 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,925,000 after purchasing an additional 7,841 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in shares of WEC Energy Group by 7.3% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 44,286 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,616,000 after purchasing an additional 3,006 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its position in shares of WEC Energy Group by 477.4% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 333,552 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $34,756,000 after purchasing an additional 275,786 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in WEC Energy Group by 8.8% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 58,364 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $6,082,000 after purchasing an additional 4,730 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.20% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about WEC Energy Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: WEC reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $0.91 per share, exceeding the $0.80 analyst consensus and rising from $0.76 a year earlier. Rate-base growth, infrastructure investment and stronger commercial electricity demand helped lift profitability. WEC Energy Group Announces Q2 and First Half 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management reaffirmed its 2026 earnings guidance of approximately $5.51 to $5.61 per share, consistent with the current analyst consensus near $5.59. The company also highlighted a roughly $37.5 billion capital investment plan, which is intended to expand the rate base and support future regulated growth. WEC Energy Group Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Growing electricity needs from commercial customers and potential additional data centers in Wisconsin could provide incremental long-term demand and strengthen the case for investment in generation and transmission capacity. WEC Energy Says More Data Centers May Be Coming to Wisconsin
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerages collectively maintain a “Moderate Buy” recommendation, suggesting analysts remain generally constructive but are not signaling an overwhelming near-term catalyst. WEC Energy Group Receives Moderate Buy Recommendation
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue of approximately $2.06 billion fell short of the roughly $2.11 billion consensus estimate. Although revenue increased year over year, the miss and unchanged guidance appear to be weighing on the shares after the earnings release. WEC Energy Beats Earnings Forecast but Revenue Miss and Outlook Weigh on Shares

WEC Energy Group Price Performance

WEC opened at $109.64 on Monday. WEC Energy Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $102.95 and a twelve month high of $119.91. The firm has a market cap of $35.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.25, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $113.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $113.78.

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

WEC Energy Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. WEC Energy Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 73.84%.

Insider Transactions at WEC Energy Group

In other WEC Energy Group news, EVP Daniel Krueger sold 4,665 shares of WEC Energy Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.96, for a total value of $517,628.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on WEC. Mizuho set a $124.00 target price on WEC Energy Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on WEC Energy Group from $120.00 to $117.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group from $126.00 to $117.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group from $119.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of WEC Energy Group from $111.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $123.20.

WEC Energy Group Company Profile

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.