Evergy (EVRG) Competitors

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) and Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Does the media prefer EVRG or ET?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 3 more articles in the media than Evergy. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Energy Transfer and 29 mentions for Evergy. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Evergy's score of 0.64 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evergy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Transfer	20 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EVRG or ET?

87.2% of Evergy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Evergy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate EVRG or ET?

Evergy currently has a consensus target price of $73.19, suggesting a potential upside of 5.37%. Energy Transfer has a consensus target price of $22.64, suggesting a potential upside of 27.03%. Given Energy Transfer's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than Evergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evergy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EVRG or ET?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Evergy. Energy Transfer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Evergy	$5.85B	2.73	$873.50M	$3.80	18.28
Energy Transfer	$82.67B	0.74	$4.45B	$1.32	13.50

Is EVRG or ET a better dividend stock?

Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Evergy pays out 70.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energy Transfer pays out 99.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Evergy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Energy Transfer has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, EVRG or ET?

Evergy has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EVRG or ET more profitable?

Evergy has a net margin of 14.87% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 5.88%. Energy Transfer's return on equity of 11.47% beat Evergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evergy	14.87%	8.84%	2.73%
Energy Transfer	5.88%	11.47%	3.88%

Summary

Energy Transfer beats Evergy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.