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WEC Energy Group Inc WEC Stock Quote

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  • Last Close 80.55
  • Sector Utilities
  • Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
  • Investment Style Mid Blend
  • Day Range 79.98  –  81.06
  • Year Range 79.22  –  101.11
  • Market Cap 25.4083 Bil
  • Volume / Avg 1.8 Mil /  1.3 Mil
  • Price / Sales 2.74
  • Price / Book 2.18
  • Forward Div Yield 3.57%
  • Trailing Div Yield 3.81%

Morningstar‘s Stock Analysis WEC

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Wisconsin Remains a Very Constructive Environment for Utilities

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WEC Energy Group is the largest Midwest utility, with approximately $26.5 billion of rate base and derives most of its earnings derived from regulated operations. Nearly 75% of earnings come from constructive Wisconsin and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulation. Its regulated-like commercial renewable energy business accounts for the remainder of earnings.

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Key Statistics WEC

Company Profile WEC

Business Description

WEC Energy Group's electric and gas utility businesses serve electric and gas customers in its 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, 36% gas distribution, 10% electric transmission, and 5% unregulated renewable generation.

Contact
231 West Michigan Street, P.O. Box 1331
Milwaukee, WI, 53201
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Employees 7,022

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Price
80.5548.4575.2257.22
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Change
+$0.67 (0.84%) +$0.39 (0.81%) +$0.55 (0.74%) +$0.35 (0.62%)
Market Cap
25.41 Bil12.24 Bil38.75 Bil31.56 Bil
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FAQs for WEC Energy Group Inc Stock

Yes. WEC has a forward dividend yield of 3.81%. See WEC’s full dividends and stock split history on the Dividend tab.
Dividend yield allows investors, particularly those interested in dividend-paying stocks, to compare the relationship between a stock’s price and how it rewards stockholders through dividends. The formula for calculating dividend yield is to divide the annual dividend paid per share by the stock price.

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WEC’s market cap is 25.41 Bil.
Market capitalization is calculated by taking a company’s share price and multiplying it by the total number of shares. It’s often used to measure a company’s size. In the Morningstar Style Box, large-cap names account for the largest 70% of U.S. stocks, mid-cap names account for the largest 70–90%, and small-cap names are the remaining 10% of companies.

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WEC’s stock style is Mid Core.
Style is an investment factor that has a meaningful impact on investment risk and returns. Style is calculated by combining value and growth scores, which are first individually calculated.

High-growth stocks tend to represent the technology, healthcare, and communications sectors. They rarely distribute dividends to shareholders, opting for reinvestment in their businesses. More value-oriented stocks tend to represent financial services, utilities, and energy stocks. These are established companies that reliably pay dividends.

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WEC’s price/sales is 2.74.
Price/sales represents the amount an investor is willing to pay for a dollar generated from a particular company’s sales or revenues.

WEC’s price/forward earnings is 18.82.
Forward P/E gives some indication of how cheap or expensive a stock is compared with consensus earnings estimates. The lower the Forward P/E, the cheaper the stock.

WEC’s price/book is 2.18.
Price/book ratio can tell investors approximately how much they’re paying for a company’s assets, based on historical, rather than current, valuations. Historical valuations generally do not reflect a company’s current market value. Value investors frequently look for companies that have low price/book ratios.

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WEC’s beta can be found in Trading Information at the top of this page.
A stock’s beta measures how closely tied its price movements have been to the performance of the overall market.

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