WEC Energy Group Valuation

Is 1WEC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 1WEC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€104.33
Fair Value
5.2% undervalued intrinsic discount
16
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: 1WEC (€98.94) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€104.33)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1WEC is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1WEC?

Key metric: As 1WEC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1WEC. This is calculated by dividing 1WEC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1WEC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio22.2x
EarningsUS$1.53b
Market CapUS$34.26b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1WEC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1WEC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11x
A2A A2A
8x-6.9%€6.9b
HER Hera
13.4x2.9%€5.7b
ACE ACEA
11.9x2.3%€4.0b
IRE Iren
10.5x5.7%€2.8b
1WEC WEC Energy Group
22.2x8.6%€34.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1WEC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.2x) compared to the peer average (11x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1WEC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Integrated Utilities Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1WEC 22.2xIndustry Avg. 18.0xNo. of Companies7PE01020304050+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1WEC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.2x) compared to the Global Integrated Utilities industry average (18.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1WEC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

1WEC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio22.2x
Fair PE Ratio16.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1WEC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 1WEC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€98.94
€94.67
-4.3%
5.2%€105.05€84.96n/a16
Mar ’26€101.95
€98.12
-3.8%
5.5%€109.88€88.86n/a16
Feb ’26€95.56
€96.89
+1.4%
5.4%€107.56€89.32n/a16
Jan ’26€90.96
€97.01
+6.7%
5.5%€107.34€85.30n/a16
Dec ’25€95.76
€93.99
-1.8%
6.5%€105.84€81.27n/a16
Nov ’25€88.54
€90.75
+2.5%
6.0%€99.66€79.36n/a16
Oct ’25€87.68
€85.38
-2.6%
6.3%€92.50€77.24n/a15
Sep ’25€84.14
€83.16
-1.2%
6.6%€93.00€71.78n/a15
Aug ’25€80.86
€81.89
+1.3%
6.1%€90.82€73.67n/a15
Jul ’25€72.70
€81.90
+12.6%
5.9%€89.58€72.78n/a15
Jun ’25€74.50
€81.08
+8.8%
5.9%€88.48€71.89n/a15
May ’25€76.90
€81.87
+6.5%
6.1%€89.79€72.95n/a16
Apr ’25€75.60
€79.64
+5.3%
7.4%€87.78€68.58n/a15
Mar ’25€71.50
€80.25
+12.2%
7.4%€88.59€69.21€101.9515
Feb ’25€74.30
€81.27
+9.4%
6.6%€88.32€69.00€95.5615
Jan ’25€75.90
€81.38
+7.2%
5.6%€87.78€74.07€90.9615
Dec ’24€77.30
€81.28
+5.2%
5.6%€88.20€74.42€95.7615
Nov ’24€78.30
€84.03
+7.3%
6.3%€92.60€76.54€88.5414
Oct ’24€76.40
€90.91
+19.0%
7.0%€99.95€79.01€87.6814
Sep ’24€77.30
€89.43
+15.7%
7.4%€102.34€76.53€84.1412
Aug ’24€81.90
€90.22
+10.2%
5.2%€101.07€83.77€80.8611
Jul ’24€80.00
€92.66
+15.8%
5.7%€103.32€84.70€72.7011
Jun ’24€80.80
€94.64
+17.1%
4.4%€103.64€89.64€74.5011
May ’24€87.40
€92.90
+6.3%
4.2%€100.73€87.12€76.9011
Apr ’24€87.16
€94.63
+8.6%
4.2%€103.16€89.22€75.6011
Mar ’24€81.28
€94.92
+16.8%
4.6%€103.46€87.62€71.5012
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 16 Analysts
€96.00
Fair Value
3.1% overvalued intrinsic discount
16
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/21 23:00
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

WEC Energy Group, Inc. is covered by 36 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jacob KilsteinArgus Research Company
Finbarr MacCarthyAtlantic Equities LLP
David ParkerBaird