Evergy (EVRG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EVRG or ET?

Energy Transfer received 271 more outperform votes than Evergy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.36% of users gave Energy Transfer an outperform vote while only 60.87% of users gave Evergy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Evergy	Outperform Votes 140 60.87%	Underperform Votes 90 39.13%
Energy Transfer	Outperform Votes 411 72.36%	Underperform Votes 157 27.64%

Is EVRG or ET a better dividend stock?

Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. 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.

Does the media prefer EVRG or ET?

In the previous week, Evergy had 11 more articles in the media than Energy Transfer. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Evergy and 19 mentions for Energy Transfer. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Evergy's score of 0.75 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Transfer	11 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, EVRG or ET?

Evergy has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate EVRG or ET?

Evergy presently has a consensus target price of $72.19, suggesting a potential upside of 6.22%. Energy Transfer has a consensus target price of $22.64, suggesting a potential upside of 25.79%. Given Energy Transfer's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Is EVRG or ET more profitable?

Evergy has a net margin of 14.77% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 5.74%. Energy Transfer's return on equity of 11.56% beat Evergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evergy	14.77%	8.77%	2.72%
Energy Transfer	5.74%	11.56%	3.90%

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	$5.89B	2.65	$731.30M	$3.80	17.88
Energy Transfer	$82.06B	0.75	$4.39B	$1.32	13.63

Summary

Energy Transfer beats Evergy on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.