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Lobbying Update: $150,000 of WEC ENERGY GROUP lobbying was just disclosed

$150,000 of WEC ENERGY GROUP lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.

This included lobbying on issues like:

"Power supply, transmission and reliability issues in Wisconsin, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and the Midwest; clean energy technologies, gas supply, distribution and storage issues in Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Minnesota; data center issues generally. LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) funding - support fully authorized LIHEAP funding at $5.1 billion. Energy research and development funding. Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 reauthorization. Pipeline safety reauthorization."

You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.

WEC Insider Trading Activity

WEC Insider Trades

WEC insiders have traded $WEC stock on the open market 13 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 13 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WEC stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

  • GALE E KLAPPA has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 33,180 shares for an estimated $3,835,909.
  • SCOTT J LAUBER (President and CEO) sold 8,089 shares for an estimated $895,462
  • DANIEL KRUEGER (EVP WEC Infrastructure) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 4,665 shares for an estimated $517,623.
  • MARY BETH STRAKA (Sr. VP-Corp Comm & Inv Rel) sold 2,815 shares for an estimated $325,131
  • ULICE JR PAYNE sold 1,450 shares for an estimated $166,166

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

WEC Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 609 institutional investors add shares of WEC stock to their portfolio, and 464 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

  • WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 4,207,336 shares (-46.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $485,274,134
  • FEDERATED HERMES, INC. added 1,216,166 shares (+55.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $140,272,586
  • FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added 1,076,403 shares (+32.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $124,152,322
  • CLEARBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, LLC removed 1,067,463 shares (-33.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $123,121,182
  • CITIGROUP INC added 861,174 shares (+266.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $99,327,809
  • BARCLAYS PLC added 853,719 shares (+142.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $98,467,949
  • ZIMMER PARTNERS, LP added 833,814 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $96,172,106

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

WEC Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WEC recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $WEC in the last 6 months, with a median target of $120.5.

Here are some recent targets:

  • Richard Sunderland from Truist Securities set a target price of $119.0 on 05/18/2026
  • Jeremy Tonet from JP Morgan set a target price of $120.0 on 05/14/2026
  • Nicholas Campanella from Barclays set a target price of $117.0 on 04/21/2026
  • Sophie Karp from Keybanc set a target price of $126.0 on 03/04/2026
  • Anthony Crowdell from Mizuho set a target price of $121.0 on 02/06/2026
  • Julien Dumoulin-Smith from Jefferies set a target price of $121.0 on 01/28/2026

This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information.

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