Janus Henderson Group PLC Has $81.10 Million Holdings in WEC Energy Group, Inc. $WEC

Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) by 3,337.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 700,527 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 680,148 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in WEC Energy Group were worth $81,097,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in WEC. Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of WEC Energy Group by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,319 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $245,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Inscription Capital LLC lifted its holdings in WEC Energy Group by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Inscription Capital LLC now owns 2,036 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $215,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. lifted its holdings in WEC Energy Group by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 5,511 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming boosted its position in WEC Energy Group by 5.7% during the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,762 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $184,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the period. Finally, Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas increased its holdings in shares of WEC Energy Group by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas now owns 1,964 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $207,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. 77.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about 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 Stock Performance

NYSE:WEC opened at $109.64 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $113.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $113.71. The company has a market cap of $35.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.25, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.53. WEC Energy Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $102.95 and a fifty-two week high of $119.91.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.06 billion for 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%.WEC Energy Group’s revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.76 earnings per share. WEC Energy Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.510-5.610 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that WEC Energy Group, Inc. will post 5.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

WEC Energy Group Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at WEC Energy Group

In related news, EVP Daniel Krueger sold 4,665 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.96, for a total transaction of $517,628.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 7,346 shares in the company, valued at approximately $815,112.16. This trade represents a 38.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on WEC. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group from $119.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of WEC Energy Group from $120.00 to $117.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Barclays upped their price target on shares of WEC Energy Group from $111.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. KeyCorp cut their price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group from $126.00 to $117.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Mizuho set a $124.00 price objective on WEC Energy Group in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $123.20.

About WEC Energy Group

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.