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Evergy (EVRG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$78.43 -0.22 (-0.28%)
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About Evergy Stock (NASDAQ:EVRG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$78.45
$79.32
50-Day Range
$70.77
$78.65
52-Week Range
$59.23
$79.32
Volume
367,862 shs
Average Volume
2.29 million shs
Market Capitalization
$18.05 billion
P/E Ratio
21.55
Dividend Yield
3.40%
Price Target
$78.07
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Evergy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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67th Percentile Overall Score

EVRG MarketRank™: 

Evergy scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 61st out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Evergy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.11, and is based on 8 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Evergy is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Evergy has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Evergy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Evergy are expected to grow by 5.22% in the coming year, from $3.83 to $4.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Evergy is 21.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.14.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Evergy is 21.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 58.02.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Evergy has a PEG Ratio of 3.61. 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 1.81. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Evergy's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.75% of the float of Evergy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Evergy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Evergy has recently decreased by 1.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Evergy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Evergy has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Evergy is 73.35%. 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 66.25% next year. This indicates that Evergy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Evergy's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.75% of the float of Evergy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Evergy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Evergy has recently decreased by 1.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Evergy has a news sentiment score of 1.07. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Evergy this week, compared to 20 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 19 people have searched for EVRG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Evergy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $578,640.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.42% 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.

  • Read more about Evergy's insider trading history.
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EVRG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Evergy's stock was trading at $61.55 at the start of the year. Since then, EVRG shares have increased by 27.6% and is now trading at $78.5090.

Evergy Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.04. Evergy's revenue was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional shareholders of Evergy include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.58%), CWM LLC (0.13%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.10%) and Sonora Investment Management Group LLC (0.10%). Insiders that own company stock include Heather A Humphrey, Charles A Caisley, Mary L Landrieu, Ann D Murtlow, Lesley Lissette Elwell, Sandra Aj Lawrence and Kevin E Bryant.
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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.

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Record date for 9/19 Dividend
8/22/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/19 Dividend
8/22/2025
Dividend Payable
9/19/2025
Today
10/16/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:EVRG
Previous Symbol
NYSE:EVRG
CIK
1711269
Employees
4,731
Year Founded
2018

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$87.00
Low Price Target
$68.50
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.11
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.64
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.61
Forward P/E Ratio
20.54
P/E Growth
3.61
Net Income
$873.50 million
Net Margins
14.29%
Pretax Margin
14.96%
Return on Equity
8.62%
Return on Assets
2.66%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.24
Current Ratio
0.50
Quick Ratio
0.27

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.85 billion
Price / Sales
3.10
Cash Flow
$9.15 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.60
Book Value
$43.44 per share
Price / Book
1.81

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
230,150,000
Free Float
226,887,000
Market Cap
$18.10 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.57

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This page (NASDAQ:EVRG) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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