Generates and distributes electricity from coal, natural gas, oil, hydroelectric, wind, solar, and biomass sources. Provides electric transmission services. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $22.3B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 11% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
The net profit margin is 16% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 64 buys and 50 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 31/100.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 36/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 41/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, WEC sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: WEC is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.