Quantinno Capital Management LP Has $29.51 Million Stock Holdings in WEC Energy Group, Inc. $WEC

Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) by 18.9% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 254,916 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 40,432 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in WEC Energy Group were worth $29,512,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in WEC Energy Group by 16.9% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 16,698 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,820,000 after acquiring an additional 2,417 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its stake in WEC Energy Group by 41.3% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 26,839 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,925,000 after acquiring an additional 7,841 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in WEC Energy Group by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 44,286 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,616,000 after acquiring an additional 3,006 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its holdings in shares of WEC Energy Group by 477.4% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 333,552 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $34,756,000 after purchasing an additional 275,786 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of WEC Energy Group by 8.8% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 58,364 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $6,082,000 after purchasing an additional 4,730 shares during the period. 77.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Daniel Krueger sold 4,665 shares of WEC Energy Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.96, for a total value of $517,628.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 7,346 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $815,112.16. This trade represents a 38.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting WEC Energy Group

Here are the key news stories impacting WEC Energy Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: WEC reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $0.91 per share, exceeding the $0.80 analyst consensus and rising from $0.76 a year earlier. Rate-base growth, infrastructure investment and stronger commercial electricity demand helped lift profitability. WEC Energy Group Announces Q2 and First Half 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management reaffirmed its 2026 earnings guidance of approximately $5.51 to $5.61 per share, consistent with the current analyst consensus near $5.59. The company also highlighted a roughly $37.5 billion capital investment plan, which is intended to expand the rate base and support future regulated growth. WEC Energy Group Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Growing electricity needs from commercial customers and potential additional data centers in Wisconsin could provide incremental long-term demand and strengthen the case for investment in generation and transmission capacity. WEC Energy Says More Data Centers May Be Coming to Wisconsin
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerages collectively maintain a “Moderate Buy” recommendation, suggesting analysts remain generally constructive but are not signaling an overwhelming near-term catalyst. WEC Energy Group Receives Moderate Buy Recommendation
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue of approximately $2.06 billion fell short of the roughly $2.11 billion consensus estimate. Although revenue increased year over year, the miss and unchanged guidance appear to be weighing on the shares after the earnings release. WEC Energy Beats Earnings Forecast but Revenue Miss and Outlook Weigh on Shares

WEC Energy Group Price Performance

NYSE WEC opened at $109.64 on Friday. WEC Energy Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $102.95 and a fifty-two week high of $119.91. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $113.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $113.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market cap of $35.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.47.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.11 billion. WEC Energy Group had a return on equity of 12.90% and a net margin of 16.69%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. WEC Energy Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.510-5.610 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that WEC Energy Group, Inc. will post 5.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

WEC Energy Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.9525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $3.81 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. WEC Energy Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 73.84%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on WEC. Mizuho set a $124.00 price target on shares of WEC Energy Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group from $120.00 to $117.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of WEC Energy Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 24th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of WEC Energy Group from $119.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their target price on shares of WEC Energy Group from $126.00 to $117.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $123.20.

WEC Energy Group Profile

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.