Taking a Closer Look At WEC Energy Group Inc (WEC) Following Its Recent Trade

In a filing, WEC Energy Group Inc revealed its Officer MARY BETH STRAKA acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.28 million on Aug 01 ’25. In the deal valued at $110.55 per share,2,500 shares were bought.

Then, GALE KLAPPA bought 35,000 shares, generating $3,875,571 in total proceeds.

Before that, MOLLY A MULROY bought 4,030 shares. WEC Energy Group Inc shares valued at $444,611 were divested by the Officer at a price of $110.33 per share.

Goldman downgraded its WEC Energy Group Inc [WEC] rating to a Sell from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early April from “an Underweight” to “a Neutral”. Barclays also remained covering WEC and has increased its forecast on January 02, 2025 with a “an Equal weight” recommendation from previously “an Underweight” rating. BofA Securities revised its rating on December 12, 2024. It rated WEC as “a Neutral” which previously was an “an Underperform”.

Price Performance Review of WEC

On Friday, WEC Energy Group Inc [NYSE:WEC] saw its stock jump 1.06% to $110.24. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.66%. WEC Energy Group Inc shares have risen nearly 28.79% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 17.23% over the past one year.

How much short interest is there in WEC Energy Group Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in WEC Energy Group Inc stocks on 2025-07-15, growing by 0.2 million shares to a total of 11.77 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 11.57 million shares. There was a rise of 1.72%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

The most recent change occurred on September 20, 2024 when Jefferies began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Hold”‘ rating along with a $102 price target.

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