Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. WEC scored 56.8, CIG scored 66.6 — CIG leads.
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WEC
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
Utilities - Regulated Electric · Quality-Growth
56.8
$103.74 · $33.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
9.8
CIG leads
CIG
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais - CEMIG
Utilities - Regulated Electric · Quality-Growth
66.6
$2.40 · $6.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestCIG7.7x
Fastest growthWEC+8.9%
Strongest balance sheetCIG0.78
Highest qualityCIG81 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueCIG-19%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
WEC
stronger →← stronger
CIG
58
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
81
62
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
60
51
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
83
CIG is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
WEC
CIG
$877mC+
FCF
$518mC+
+8.9%B
Rev
+7.4%B
1.58B
D/E
0.78A
20.1xB
P/E
7.7xA
2.03C
PEG
0.33A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
WEC
CIG
141% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
19% below
~28%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~1%/yr
-60%
1-yr DCF upside
+17%
-59%
5-yr DCF upside
+24%
-56%
10-yr DCF upside
+35%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
WEC
Why this score
Raising its dividend
CIG
Why this score
Durable high returns
Cut its dividend
Foreign reporter (BRL)
The companies
WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.
Utilities - Regulated Electric · $103.74 · beta 0.44
Why now
Utilities - Regulated Electric · market cap $33.8b. 13% off the 52-week high of $119.91. 17 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $120.26 (implying +16% upside).
Moat
Net margin 17% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
CIGCompanhia Energética de Minas Gerais - CEMIG
Utilities - Regulated Electric · $2.40 · beta 0.06
Why now
Utilities - Regulated Electric · market cap $6.9b. 13% off the 52-week high of $2.76. PEG 0.33 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 3 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $2.05 (implying -14% upside).
Moat
ROE 16% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Dividend payout 79% of earnings on a 6.2% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
The model favors CIG (67.8) over WEC (62.4) primarily due to CIG's superior Value pillar score of 96, reflected in its A grade for P/E at 6.9x. A contrarian might still prefer WEC for its stronger growth profile, evidenced by its higher Growth pillar score of 71 and revenue growth of +8.9%. Investors should note CIG's "Foreign reporter (BRL)" signal, which introduces currency and reporting standard considerations.
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Where WEC and CIG diverge
On the headline score the gap is 9.8 points in favor of CIG. The widest single difference is Value, where CIG leads by 31.6 points.
ValueWEC 51.5 · CIG 83.1CIG +31.6
QualityWEC 57.5 · CIG 81.0CIG +23.5
GrowthWEC 62.0 · CIG 60.2level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is CIG or WEC the better stock?
CIG scores higher: CIG 66.6, WEC 56.8 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do CIG and WEC differ most?
The widest gap is value, where CIG leads by 32 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. CIG also leads quality, while growth is effectively level between them.
How are CIG and WEC scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.