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$56.72 +0.43 (+0.76%)
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BKH vs. EVRG, LNT, AEE, AVA, CMS, IDA, NWE, OGE, POR, and WEC

Should you be buying Black Hills stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Black Hills include Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), Avista (AVA), CMS Energy (CMS), IDACORP (IDA), NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE), OGE Energy (OGE), Portland General Electric (POR), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

Black Hills vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Evergy had 5 more articles in the media than Black Hills. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Evergy and 16 mentions for Black Hills. Evergy's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Black Hills' score of 0.65 indicating that Evergy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Evergy
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Black Hills
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Evergy has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Hills has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Black Hills pays an annual dividend of $2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Evergy pays out 70.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Black Hills pays out 68.9% 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 Black Hills has raised its dividend for 55 consecutive years. Black Hills is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Evergy presently has a consensus target price of $74.06, indicating a potential upside of 6.11%. Black Hills has a consensus target price of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.37%. Given Black Hills' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Black Hills 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
Black Hills
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Evergy has a net margin of 14.87% compared to Black Hills' net margin of 12.67%. Evergy's return on equity of 8.84% beat Black Hills' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Evergy14.87% 8.84% 2.73%
Black Hills 12.67%7.83%2.80%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Evergy$5.89B2.73$873.50M$3.8018.37
Black Hills$2.13B1.93$273.10M$3.9214.47

87.2% of Evergy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Black Hills shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Evergy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Black Hills shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BKH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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BKH vs. The Competition

MetricBlack HillsUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.08B$20.29B$16.14B$21.11B
Dividend Yield4.80%5.48%5.31%3.60%
P/E Ratio14.4712.0220.3628.44
Price / Sales1.9340.19207.9558.71
Price / Cash7.27135.3919.0922.92
Price / Book1.131.642.164.69
Net Income$273.10M$982.11M$751.46M$995.51M
7 Day Performance-0.18%1.00%0.90%1.65%
1 Month Performance1.40%0.45%22.52%4.54%
1 Year Performance-3.50%10.60%174.89%9.99%

Black Hills Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BKH
Black Hills
4.5474 of 5 stars
$56.72
+0.8%
$66.00
+16.4%
-2.7%$4.08B$2.13B14.472,841Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
EVRG
Evergy
3.4528 of 5 stars
$69.06
+0.2%
$74.06
+7.2%
+23.9%$15.89B$5.85B18.174,731
LNT
Alliant Energy
4.1447 of 5 stars
$64.56
+0.7%
$64.23
-0.5%
+16.3%$16.58B$3.98B22.262,998Positive News
Dividend Announcement
AEE
Ameren
4.2207 of 5 stars
$99.29
+0.6%
$101.36
+2.1%
+29.1%$26.84B$7.62B22.018,981Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
AVA
Avista
3.8125 of 5 stars
$37.69
+1.2%
$38.00
+0.8%
-5.5%$3.04B$1.94B16.111,950News Coverage
Positive News
CMS
CMS Energy
3.9875 of 5 stars
$72.22
+0.4%
$77.00
+6.6%
+15.2%$21.60B$7.52B21.438,324Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
IDA
IDACORP
3.9595 of 5 stars
$121.15
+0.8%
$122.86
+1.4%
+26.8%$6.54B$1.81B21.522,141Upcoming Earnings
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
3.3825 of 5 stars
$52.94
+1.2%
$60.00
+13.3%
-1.0%$3.25B$1.51B14.501,573Positive News
OGE
OGE Energy
4.009 of 5 stars
$45.12
+1.3%
$46.80
+3.7%
+18.0%$9.08B$2.99B18.642,291Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
POR
Portland General Electric
2.6089 of 5 stars
$40.73
+1.8%
$45.60
+12.0%
-13.5%$4.46B$3.44B14.342,915News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.557 of 5 stars
$108.21
+0.4%
$106.40
-1.7%
+31.5%$34.53B$8.60B21.097,017Positive News
Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NYSE:BKH) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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