Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for Evergy Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at Zacks Research have revised Evergy's Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate down to $0.50, slightly below the previous estimate of $0.51.
• Evergy recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.6675, with a dividend yield of 3.7% and a payout ratio of 73.35%.
• Despite mixed rating updates from various analysts, Evergy has an average target price of $74.44 and holds an "average" rating of Buy from analysts.

Evergy Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Evergy in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 28th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.50 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Evergy's current full-year earnings is $3.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Evergy's Q3 2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.26 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.69 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Evergy from $73.00 to $71.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Evergy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Evergy from $74.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Evergy in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $75.00 target price for the company. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised Evergy to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eight have issued a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $74.44.

Evergy Price Performance

Shares of EVRG opened at $71.26 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $16.40 billion, a PE ratio of 19.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 0.58. Evergy has a 52-week low of $58.25 and a 52-week high of $73.97. The business's 50 day moving average price is $70.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 0.50.

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.04. Evergy had a return on equity of 8.62% and a net margin of 14.29%.The company had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.45 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.90 EPS. The firm's revenue was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. Evergy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.920-4.120 EPS.

Evergy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 22nd will be paid a $0.6675 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $2.67 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Evergy's dividend payout ratio is 73.35%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Evergy during the 1st quarter worth $212,132,000. Magellan Asset Management Ltd grew its position in Evergy by 1,418.7% during the second quarter. Magellan Asset Management Ltd now owns 2,364,493 shares of the company's stock valued at $162,985,000 after buying an additional 2,208,799 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Evergy by 8,154.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 973,574 shares of the company's stock worth $67,128,000 after buying an additional 961,780 shares during the last quarter. Maple Brown Abbott Ltd bought a new stake in Evergy in the first quarter worth about $63,444,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp boosted its stake in Evergy by 44.4% in the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 2,470,917 shares of the company's stock valued at $170,320,000 after acquiring an additional 760,301 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.24% of the company's stock.

About Evergy

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.

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