Evergy (EVRG) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CEG or EVRG?

In the previous week, Evergy had 19 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Evergy and 9 mentions for Constellation Energy. Evergy's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.79 indicating that Evergy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellation Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Evergy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CEG or EVRG?

Constellation Energy presently has a consensus price target of $279.86, indicating a potential upside of 25.25%. Evergy has a consensus price target of $70.92, indicating a potential upside of 2.63%. Given Constellation Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Constellation Energy is more favorable than Evergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Evergy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Which has more risk & volatility, CEG or EVRG?

Constellation Energy has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CEG or EVRG more profitable?

Constellation Energy has a net margin of 15.91% compared to Evergy's net margin of 14.77%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.96% beat Evergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Energy	15.91%	21.96%	5.26%
Evergy	14.77%	8.77%	2.72%

Is CEG or EVRG a better dividend stock?

Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Constellation Energy pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Evergy pays out 70.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Evergy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Evergy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CEG or EVRG?

Constellation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Evergy. Evergy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Energy, 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
Constellation Energy	$23.57B	2.97	$1.62B	$11.89	18.79
Evergy	$5.85B	2.72	$731.30M	$3.79	18.23

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CEG or EVRG?

82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Evergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Evergy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CEG or EVRG?

Constellation Energy received 34 more outperform votes than Evergy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.20% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 60.44% of users gave Evergy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 170 63.20%	Underperform Votes 99 36.80%
Evergy	Outperform Votes 136 60.44%	Underperform Votes 89 39.56%

Summary

Constellation Energy beats Evergy on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.