Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for WEC Energy Group (WEC)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) recently:

• 2/9/2026 – WEC Energy Group was upgraded by analysts at Argus to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 2/6/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $121.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/6/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $117.00 to $121.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BTIG Research. They now have a $135.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/28/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $124.00 to $121.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $127.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $105.00 to $110.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/20/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $124.00 to $117.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/16/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at KeyCorp.
• 1/15/2026 – WEC Energy Group had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $113.00 to $115.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/31/2025 – WEC Energy Group was given a new $116.00 price target on by analysts at Bank of America Corporation.
• 12/31/2025 – WEC Energy Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $122.00 to $116.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – WEC Energy Group had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – WEC Energy Group had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

WEC Energy Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.9525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $3.81 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. This is a boost from WEC Energy Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.89. WEC Energy Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 78.88%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Scott J. Lauber sold 8,089 shares of WEC Energy Group stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.70, for a total value of $895,452.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,801 shares in the company, valued at $7,394,870.70. This trade represents a 10.80% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Gale E. Klappa sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.55, for a total transaction of $582,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 276,600 shares in the company, valued at $32,237,730. This represents a 1.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 40,904 shares of company stock valued at $4,689,335. 0.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.