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Stocks Info
WEC Energy Group Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of WEC Energy Group Inc is $32.54B. A total of 2.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.85M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Lauber Scott J sold 6,720 shares of WEC for 100.89 per share on Nov 21 ’24. After the transaction, the President and CEO now owns 45,709 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 21 ’24, KLAPPA GALE E sold 40,269 shares at 99.56 per share. WEC shares that Director owns now total 273,248.
Among the insiders who sold shares, KLAPPA GALE E disposed of 4,000 shares on Nov 20 ’24 at a per-share price of $99.28. This resulted in the Director holding 273,248 shares of WEC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, SCOTT LAUBER bought 6,720 shares at $100.89 per share on Nov 21 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. WEC Energy Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.34, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.26%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.22. WEC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.39% when it declared a $0.8350 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/5/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.65%. The WEC stock dividend was $0.8925 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WEC has a high of $102.79 and a low of $75.13.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. WEC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $16.30M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $15.59B in debt and $3.75B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $39.02, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $11.11B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WEC is Buy with a score of 3.35.
