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As of close of business last night, WEC Energy Group Inc’s stock clocked out at $78.45, up 0.38% from its previous closing price of $78.15. In other words, the price has increased by $0.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.25 million shares were traded. WEC stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.61 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $78.03.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of WEC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 300.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 47.94. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.42 and its Current Ratio is at 0.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.53 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.27.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Goldman on April 10, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $88.
On February 02, 2024, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $90 to $84.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Neutral to Underperform on January 04, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $84 to $78.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 29 ’24 when KLAPPA GALE E sold 37,180 shares for $78.69 per share. The transaction valued at 2,925,605 led to the insider holds 274,782 shares of the business.
Lauber Scott J sold 2,830 shares of WEC for $223,247 on Feb 29 ’24. The President and CEO now owns 43,125 shares after completing the transaction at $78.89 per share. On Nov 28 ’23, another insider, PAYNE ULICE JR, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 600 shares for $83.46 each. As a result, the insider received 50,079 and left with 20,933 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WEC now has a Market Capitalization of 24776314880 and an Enterprise Value of 43641282560. As of this moment, WEC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.025 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.084.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WEC has reached a high of $93.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $75.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.87%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WEC traded 2.02M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2177870 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 315.43M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 315.32M. Insiders hold about 0.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.23% stake in the company. Shares short for WEC as of 1718323200 were 8972334 with a Short Ratio of 4.45, compared to 1715731200 on 5379330. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8972334 and a Short% of Float of 3.2800000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.175, WEC has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.23. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.040627The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.0.
