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Evergy (EVRG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$71.65 +0.26 (+0.37%)
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About Evergy Stock (NASDAQ:EVRG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$70.87
$72.07
50-Day Range
$67.73
$73.27
52-Week Range
$59.00
$73.97
Volume
2.29 million shs
Average Volume
2.32 million shs
Market Capitalization
$16.49 billion
P/E Ratio
19.66
Dividend Yield
3.73%
Price Target
$74.44
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.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Evergy has only been the subject of 2 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 19.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 271.70.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Evergy is 19.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 51.24.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Evergy has a PEG Ratio of 3.11. 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 1.63. 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

    5.29% 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 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Evergy has recently decreased by 2.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Evergy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.75%, 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 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

    5.29% 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 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Evergy has recently decreased by 2.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Evergy has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 28 news articles for Evergy this week, compared to 21 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    12 people have searched for EVRG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 140% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Evergy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Evergy insiders have not sold or bought any 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 News Headlines

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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 stock has increased by 15.2% and is now trading at $70.8990.

Evergy Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) released its earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.04. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Evergy's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (13.46%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.72%), Franklin Resources Inc. (2.52%) and Federated Hermes Inc. (1.60%). Insiders that own company stock include Heather A Humphrey, Charles A Caisley, Mary L Landrieu, Ann D Murtlow, Sandra Aj Lawrence, Lesley Lissette Elwell and Kevin E Bryant.
View institutional ownership trends
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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

Record date for 6/20 Dividend
5/23/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/20 Dividend
5/23/2025
Dividend Payable
6/20/2025
Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Record date for 9/19 Dividend
8/22/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/19 Dividend
8/22/2025
Today
9/04/2025
Dividend Payable
9/19/2025
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
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$79.00
Low Price Target
$68.50
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.11
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.64
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.61
Forward P/E Ratio
18.64
P/E Growth
3.11
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
$5.88 billion
Price / Sales
2.79
Cash Flow
$9.11 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.84
Book Value
$43.44 per share
Price / Book
1.64

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
230,155,000
Free Float
226,887,000
Market Cap
$16.43 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.58

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This page (NASDAQ:EVRG) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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