Black Hills (BKH) 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.

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)	3.11
Black 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
Evergy	14.87%	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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Evergy	$5.89B	2.73	$873.50M	$3.80	18.37
Black Hills	$2.13B	1.93	$273.10M	$3.92	14.47

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.

Summary

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