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What Should Investors Know About WEC Energy (WEC) Stock?

WEC Energy logged a 0.2% change during today's evening session, and is now trading at a price of $84.2 per share. On average, analysts give it a target price of $88.29.

WEC Energy Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides regulated natural gas and electricity, and renewable and nonregulated renewable energy services in the United States. The large-cap company is based in the United States. WEC Energy currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.7%.

What to Consider if You Are Thinking of Buying WEC Energy:

  • WEC Energy has moved -10.4% over the last year.

  • WEC has a forward P/E ratio of 17.1 based on its EPS guidance of 4.91.

  • Over the last 5 years, earnings per share (EPS) have been growing at a compounded average rate of 5.9%.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.34.

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.26

WEC Energy Has Irregular Cash Flows

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2023 2,539,600 2,314,900 224,700 188.39
2022 2,060,700 2,314,900 -254,200 -15.49
2021 2,032,700 2,252,800 -220,100 -414.25
2020 2,196,000 2,238,800 -42,800 -150.53
2019 2,345,500 2,260,800 84,700 -74.32
2018 2,445,500 2,115,700 329,800

The firm's free cash flows have a decent average of $20.35 Million over the last 6 years. The compounded average growth rate over this period is -42.6%, with a year-on-year growth variability coefficient of 282.0%.

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