Evergy (EVRG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Evergy, Inc. is an investor-owned electric utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers in Kansas and Missouri. Its operations include power plants and the infrastructure needed to deliver electricity across its service territory.

The company was formed in 2018 through the merger of Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy, the parent company of Kansas City Power & Light. Evergy is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, and serves communities across the two states.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $88.28 to $89.19
• 50-Day Range: $77.66 to $88.78
• 52-Week Range: $71.40 to $89.66
• Volume: 1.65 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $20.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.73
• Dividend Yield: 3.13%
• Price Target: $90.69
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Evergy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Evergy scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 97 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: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Evergy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 3 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 been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.40%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Evergy are expected to grow by 3.40% in the coming year, from $4.41 to $4.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Evergy is 19.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Evergy is 19.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 33.60.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Evergy has a PEG Ratio of 2.21. 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 1.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.68% 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 9.09.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Evergy has recently decreased by 5.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Evergy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.15%, 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 61.78%. 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 60.96% next year. This indicates that Evergy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

Evergy has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 0.50 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Evergy this week, compared to 4 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

6 people have added Evergy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Evergy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $133,611.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.52% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/18 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Record date for 12/18 Dividend: 11/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/18 Dividend: 11/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EVRG
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:EVRG
• CIK: 1711269
• Web: www.evergy.com
• Phone: (816) 556-2200
• Fax: 785-575-1796
• Employees: 4,691
• Year Founded: 2018

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Evergy: $90.69
• High Price Target: $97.00
• Low Price Target: $85.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.47
• P/E Growth: 2.21
• Net Income: $855.60 million
• Net Margins: 16.67%
• Pretax Margin: 17.53%
• Return on Equity: 10.33%
• Return on Assets: 3.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.22
• Current Ratio: 0.49
• Quick Ratio: 0.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.43
• Cash Flow: $9.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.45
• Book Value: $47.99 per share
• Price / Book: 1.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 230,570,000
• Free Float: 227,062,000
• Market Cap: $20.47 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.49