WEC’s short interest shows a sharp rise on 2025-09-15

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. WEC Energy Group Inc shares valued at $1,425,590 were sold by Garvin Robert M on Aug 19 ’25. At $108.12 per share, Garvin Robert M sold 13,185 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 15,303 shares worth approximately $1.73 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Garvin Robert M sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 107,909 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $107.91 each, the insider now holds 15,303 shares.

Before that, ROBERT GARVIN had added 13,185 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,425,590, the Officer bought WEC Energy Group Inc shares for $108.12 each.

As published in a research note from Goldman on June 25, 2025, WEC Energy Group Inc [WEC] has been rated down from a Neutral to a Sell and the price target has been revised to $100. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of January 02, 2025, Barclays has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for WEC. Earlier on December 12, 2024, BofA Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for WEC stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.

Analyzing WEC Stock Performance

On last trading session, WEC Energy Group Inc [NYSE: WEC] plunged -1.40% to $112.99. The stock’s lowest price that day was $112.955, but it reached a high of $114.635 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.87%. Over the course of the year, WEC Energy Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 18.61%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $114.97 on 09/30/25 and a 52-week low of $91.94 on 01/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for WEC Energy Group Inc (WEC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 112.42, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 111.85. In the upper region, resistance lies at 114.10. The next price resistance is at 115.21. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.25 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is WEC Energy Group Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of WEC Energy Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.48 million shares to 12.54 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 12.06 million shares. A jump of 3.83% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.03 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.03.

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In terms of WEC Energy Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 111 in the next 12 months, down nearly -3.13% from the previous closing price of $114.59. Analysts anticipate WEC Energy Group Inc stock to reach 115 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 107. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked WEC Energy Group Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On September 20, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $102.

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