Evergy (EVRG) Competitors

TC Energy (NYSE:TRP) and Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRP or EVRG?

TC Energy received 359 more outperform votes than Evergy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.93% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote while only 59.63% of users gave Evergy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 489 62.93%	Underperform Votes 288 37.07%
Evergy	Outperform Votes 130 59.63%	Underperform Votes 88 40.37%

Is TRP or EVRG a better dividend stock?

TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. TC Energy pays out 67.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Evergy pays out 72.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. TC Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor TRP or EVRG?

In the previous week, Evergy had 4 more articles in the media than TC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Evergy and 18 mentions for TC Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Evergy's score of -0.25 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TC Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Evergy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRP or EVRG?

83.1% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Evergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Evergy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TRP or EVRG?

TC Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Evergy. TC Energy 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
TC Energy	$16.65B	2.91	$2.16B	$3.61	12.94
Evergy	$5.78B	2.38	$731.30M	$3.70	16.19

Which has more volatility and risk, TRP or EVRG?

TC Energy has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TRP or EVRG?

TC Energy currently has a consensus price target of $55.67, suggesting a potential upside of 19.18%. Evergy has a consensus price target of $64.06, suggesting a potential upside of 6.95%. Given TC Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Evergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TC Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Evergy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Is TRP or EVRG more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 31.15% compared to Evergy's net margin of 14.77%. TC Energy's return on equity of 12.92% beat Evergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TC Energy	31.15%	12.92%	3.74%
Evergy	14.77%	8.77%	2.72%

Summary

TC Energy beats Evergy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.