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Southeast Wisconsin Drives WEC Energy's Growth
WEC Energy Group is the largest Midwest utility, with $34 billion of rate base from mostly regulated operations.
WEC Energy Group Inc WEC
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
Wisconsin, representing nearly two thirds of WEC Energy's business, is a favorable regulatory environment with a forward-looking test year and allowed returns above the national average.
Bears
WEC Energy's large investment plan increases regulatory risk.
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $111.23
- Day Range
- $111.36–114.17
- 52-Week Range
- $102.49–119.62
- Bid/Ask
- $109.80 / $115.52
- Shares Outstanding
- 325.73M
- Market Cap
- $36.79B
- Volume/Avg
- 3M / 2M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 21.22
- Price/Sales
- 3.65
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 3.27%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 3.37%
- Total Yield
- 3.27%
Company Profile
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, 30% gas distribution, 10% electric transmission, 9% unregulated renewable energy, and 2% LNG distribution and generation.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 7,151
- Website
- https://www.wecenergygroup.com
Competitors
Valuation
|
Metric
|
WEC
|
XEL
|
AEP
|
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 21.22 | 20.48 | 21.31 |
Price/Book Value | 2.60 | 2.07 | 2.21 |
Price/Sales | 3.65 | 3.21 | 3.11 |
Price/Cash Flow | 10.35 | 9.10 | 10.06 |
Price/Earnings
WEC
XEL
AEP
Financial Strength
|
Metric
|
WEC
|
XEL
|
AEP
|
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.29 |
Current Ratio | 0.68 | 0.77 | 0.53 |
Interest Coverage | 2.93 | 2.32 | 2.80 |
Quick Ratio
WEC
XEL
AEP
Profitability
|
Metric
|
WEC
|
XEL
|
AEP
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 3.33% | 2.65% | 3.51% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 12.33% | 9.55% | 12.93% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 7.09% | 5.62% | 7.48% |
Return on Assets
WEC
XEL
AEP
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