Black Hills (BKH) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BKH or EVRG?

Black Hills has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BKH or EVRG?

In the previous week, Evergy had 29 more articles in the media than Black Hills. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Evergy and 3 mentions for Black Hills. Black Hills' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Evergy's score of 0.89 indicating that Black Hills is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Black Hills	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Evergy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BKH or EVRG?

Black Hills presently has a consensus target price of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.66%. Evergy has a consensus target price of $74.44, suggesting a potential upside of 3.46%. 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
Black Hills	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Evergy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

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%

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	$2.13B	2.11	$273.10M	$3.97	15.53
Evergy	$5.85B	2.83	$873.50M	$3.64	19.77

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 4.4%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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.

Summary

Evergy beats Black Hills on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.