Black Hills (BKH) Competitors $56.72 +0.43 (+0.76%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.64 -0.07 (-0.12%) As of 07/25/2025 04:51 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BKH vs. EVRG, LNT, AEE, AVA, CMS, IDA, NWE, OGE, POR, and WECShould 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 Alliant Energy Ameren Avista CMS Energy IDACORP NorthWestern Energy Group OGE Energy Portland General Electric WEC Energy Group 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. Does the media favor EVRG or BKH? 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 Which has more risk and volatility, EVRG or BKH? 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. Is EVRG or BKH a better dividend stock? 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. Do analysts recommend EVRG or BKH? 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) 3.11Black Hills 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is EVRG or BKH more profitable? 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% Which has better earnings & valuation, EVRG or BKH? 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 RatioEvergy$5.89B2.73$873.50M$3.8018.37Black Hills$2.13B1.93$273.10M$3.9214.47 Do institutionals and insiders believe in EVRG or BKH? 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. SummaryEvergy beats Black Hills on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Black Hills News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKH 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 BKH 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 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.Skip Chart BKH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlack HillsUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.08B$20.29B$16.14B$21.11BDividend Yield4.80%5.48%5.31%3.60%P/E Ratio14.4712.0220.3628.44Price / Sales1.9340.19207.9558.71Price / Cash7.27135.3919.0922.92Price / Book1.131.642.164.69Net Income$273.10M$982.11M$751.46M$995.51M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKHBlack Hills4.5474 of 5 stars$56.72+0.8%$66.00+16.4%-2.7%$4.08B$2.13B14.472,841Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementEVRGEvergy3.4528 of 5 stars$69.06+0.2%$74.06+7.2%+23.9%$15.89B$5.85B18.174,731LNTAlliant Energy4.1447 of 5 stars$64.56+0.7%$64.23-0.5%+16.3%$16.58B$3.98B22.262,998Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAEEAmeren4.2207 of 5 stars$99.29+0.6%$101.36+2.1%+29.1%$26.84B$7.62B22.018,981Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionAVAAvista3.8125 of 5 stars$37.69+1.2%$38.00+0.8%-5.5%$3.04B$1.94B16.111,950News CoveragePositive NewsCMSCMS Energy3.9875 of 5 stars$72.22+0.4%$77.00+6.6%+15.2%$21.60B$7.52B21.438,324Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastIDAIDACORP3.9595 of 5 stars$121.15+0.8%$122.86+1.4%+26.8%$6.54B$1.81B21.522,141Upcoming EarningsNWENorthWestern Energy Group3.3825 of 5 stars$52.94+1.2%$60.00+13.3%-1.0%$3.25B$1.51B14.501,573Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy4.009 of 5 stars$45.12+1.3%$46.80+3.7%+18.0%$9.08B$2.99B18.642,291Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPORPortland General Electric2.6089 of 5 stars$40.73+1.8%$45.60+12.0%-13.5%$4.46B$3.44B14.342,915News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastWECWEC Energy Group4.557 of 5 stars$108.21+0.4%$106.40-1.7%+31.5%$34.53B$8.60B21.097,017Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Evergy Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Ameren Competitors Avista Competitors CMS Energy Competitors IDACORP Competitors NorthWestern Energy Group Competitors OGE Energy Competitors Portland General Electric 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 (NYSE:BKH) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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