Evergy (EVRG) Competitors $72.81 -0.46 (-0.63%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.81 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EVRG vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, CMS, DTE, DUK, NI, OGE, SO, and WECShould you be buying Evergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Evergy include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), NiSource (NI), OGE Energy (OGE), Southern (SO), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. Evergy vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Alliant Energy Ameren CMS Energy DTE Energy Duke Energy NiSource OGE Energy Southern WEC Energy Group Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, EVRG or AEP? Evergy has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EVRG or AEP? American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Evergy. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEvergy$5.85B2.87$873.50M$3.6420.00American Electric Power$19.72B3.06$2.97B$6.8416.50 Is EVRG or AEP a better dividend stock? Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Evergy pays out 73.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% 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 and American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Evergy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is EVRG or AEP more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.68% compared to Evergy's net margin of 14.29%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.55% beat Evergy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Evergy14.29% 8.62% 2.66% American Electric Power 17.68%11.55%3.11% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EVRG or AEP? 87.2% of Evergy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Evergy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend EVRG or AEP? Evergy presently has a consensus target price of $74.44, suggesting a potential upside of 2.24%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $111.29, suggesting a potential downside of 1.39%. Given Evergy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Evergy is more favorable than American Electric Power.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) 3.11American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Does the media refer more to EVRG or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 3 more articles in the media than Evergy. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for American Electric Power and 34 mentions for Evergy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Evergy's score of 0.92 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Evergy 16 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Electric Power 32 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEvergy and American Electric Power tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Evergy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EVRG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EVRG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EVRG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEvergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$16.86B$25.61B$16.39B$9.84BDividend Yield3.64%3.66%5.43%4.07%P/E Ratio20.0019.4515.4425.74Price / Sales2.874.28192.33115.73Price / Cash8.069.0219.1959.48Price / Book1.682.402.176.15Net Income$873.50M$1.43B$751.46M$265.06M7 Day Performance-0.08%0.14%-0.03%2.80%1 Month Performance6.29%1.95%0.82%1.68%1 Year Performance23.14%16.94%161.81%29.59% Evergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EVRGEvergy2.5368 of 5 stars$72.81-0.6%$74.44+2.2%+24.6%$16.86B$5.85B20.004,731Earnings ReportAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3453 of 5 stars$112.00-0.4%$111.29-0.6%+15.3%$60.16B$19.72B18.5616,330Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.3382 of 5 stars$65.32-0.5%$64.59-1.1%+16.2%$16.86B$3.98B19.542,998Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAEEAmeren4.4795 of 5 stars$101.33-0.1%$101.36+0.0%+25.7%$27.42B$7.62B21.488,981Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy3.8449 of 5 stars$72.91-0.8%$77.25+6.0%+11.2%$22.00B$7.52B21.368,324Positive NewsInsider TradeDTEDTE Energy4.2921 of 5 stars$139.92-0.2%$141.53+1.2%+16.6%$29.12B$12.46B19.519,500Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.3183 of 5 stars$125.58+0.2%$129.20+2.9%+10.6%$97.45B$30.36B19.9226,413Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNINiSource4.1548 of 5 stars$42.17-0.3%$42.56+0.9%+34.9%$19.91B$5.46B22.377,746News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementOGEOGE Energy3.9928 of 5 stars$45.18-0.4%$46.80+3.6%+16.0%$9.14B$2.99B18.592,291Positive NewsSOSouthern4.0801 of 5 stars$94.58-0.1%$94.29-0.3%+8.7%$104.16B$26.72B23.2628,600Positive NewsWECWEC Energy Group3.9992 of 5 stars$109.73-0.6%$106.40-3.0%+22.9%$35.52B$8.60B20.907,017Positive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Electric Power Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Ameren Competitors CMS Energy Competitors DTE Energy Competitors Duke Energy Competitors NiSource Competitors OGE Energy Competitors Southern Competitors WEC Energy Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:EVRG) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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