Evergy (EVRG) Competitors

Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) and Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, ET or EVRG?

Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ET or EVRG?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 4 more articles in the media than Evergy. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Energy Transfer and 23 mentions for Evergy. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Evergy's score of 0.70 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Transfer	20 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Evergy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ET or EVRG?

38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Evergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Evergy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ET or EVRG?

Energy Transfer currently has a consensus price target of $22.64, suggesting a potential upside of 26.18%. Evergy has a consensus price target of $73.19, suggesting a potential upside of 4.33%. Given Energy Transfer's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than Evergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Evergy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Is ET or EVRG a better dividend stock?

Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Energy Transfer pays out 99.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Evergy pays out 70.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energy Transfer has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Evergy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ET or EVRG?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Evergy. Energy Transfer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Transfer	$82.67B	0.74	$4.45B	$1.32	13.59
Evergy	$5.85B	2.76	$873.50M	$3.80	18.46

Is ET or EVRG more profitable?

Evergy has a net margin of 14.87% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 5.88%. Energy Transfer's return on equity of 11.47% beat Evergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Transfer	5.88%	11.47%	3.88%
Evergy	14.87%	8.84%	2.73%

Summary

Energy Transfer beats Evergy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.