Evergy (EVRG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Evergy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the United States. The company generates electricity through coal, landfill gas, uranium, and natural gas and oil sources, as well as solar, wind, other renewable sources. It serves residences, commercial firms, industrials, municipalities, and other electric utilities. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $64.23 to $64.95
• 50-Day Range: $59.06 to $64.51
• 52-Week Range: $48.04 to $64.95
• Volume: 1.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.06 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.37
• Dividend Yield: 4.15%
• Price Target: $61.88
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Evergy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Evergy scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Evergy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Evergy has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.21%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Evergy are expected to grow by 5.21% in the coming year, from $3.84 to $4.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Evergy is 17.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Evergy is 17.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 102.12.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Evergy has a PEG Ratio of 2.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Evergy has a P/B Ratio of 1.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for EVRG.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Evergy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.99%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Evergy has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Evergy is 72.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Evergy will have a dividend payout ratio of 66.09% next year. This indicates that Evergy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.25

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for EVRG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

Evergy has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Evergy this week, compared to 63 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

20 people have searched for EVRG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 186% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Evergy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Evergy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,777,059.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.47% of the stock of Evergy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.24% of the stock of Evergy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EVRG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EVRG shares performed this year?

Evergy's stock was trading at $52.20 at the start of the year. Since then, EVRG stock has increased by 23.1% and is now trading at $64.26.
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How were Evergy's earnings last quarter?

Evergy, Inc. (NYSE:EVRG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $2.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.07. The firm's revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Evergy's major shareholders?

Evergy's top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (7.16%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.39%), Zimmer Partners LP (1.81%) and Point72 Asset Management L.P. (1.24%). Insiders that own company stock include Heather A Humphrey, Charles A Caisley, Mary L Landrieu, Ann D Murtlow, Sandra Aj Lawrence, Lesley Lissette Elwell, Kevin E Bryant, C John Wilder and Charles L King.
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How do I buy shares of Evergy?

Shares of EVRG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Evergy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Evergy investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/20 Dividend: 8/20/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/20/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/20 Dividend: 11/21/2024
• Today: 11/22/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric & other services combined
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EVRG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 54507
• Web: www.evergyinc.com
• Phone: (816) 556-2200
• Fax: 785-575-1796
• Employees: 4,658
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $61.88
• High Stock Price Target: $70.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $51.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.73
• P/E Growth: 2.85
• Net Income: $731.30 million
• Net Margins: 14.77%
• Pretax Margin: 15.16%
• Return on Equity: 8.77%
• Return on Assets: 2.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.15
• Current Ratio: 0.55
• Quick Ratio: 0.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.78 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.56
• Cash Flow: $8.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.36
• Book Value: $43.73 per share
• Price / Book: 1.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 229,976,000
• Free Float: 228,895,000
• Market Cap: $14.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.62