Black Hills (BKH) Competitors

Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) and Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Is BKH or EVRG a better dividend stock?

Black Hills pays an annual dividend of $2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Black Hills pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Evergy pays out 73.4% 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. Black Hills has raised its dividend for 55 consecutive years and Evergy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Black Hills is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor BKH or EVRG?

In the previous week, Evergy had 7 more articles in the media than Black Hills. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Evergy and 6 mentions for Black Hills. Evergy's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Black Hills' score of 0.96 indicating that Evergy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Black Hills	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Evergy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BKH or EVRG more profitable?

Evergy has a net margin of 14.29% compared to Black Hills' net margin of 12.68%. Evergy's return on equity of 8.62% beat Black Hills' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Black Hills	12.68%	7.81%	2.85%
Evergy	14.29%	8.62%	2.66%

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

86.7% of Black Hills shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Evergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Black Hills shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Evergy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BKH or EVRG?

Evergy has higher revenue and earnings than Black Hills. Black Hills 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
Black Hills	$2.24B	2.05	$273.10M	$3.97	15.88
Evergy	$5.88B	3.05	$873.50M	$3.64	21.42

Which has more volatility & risk, BKH or EVRG?

Black Hills has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BKH or EVRG?

Black Hills currently has a consensus price target of $66.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.66%. Evergy has a consensus price target of $78.07, suggesting a potential upside of 0.12%. Given Black Hills' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Black Hills is more favorable than Evergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Black Hills	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Evergy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Summary

Evergy beats Black Hills on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.