Evergy (EVRG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Evergy, Inc. is a regulated electric utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers primarily across Kansas and western Missouri. The company provides core utility services including retail electric delivery, grid operations, customer service and outage restoration, operating under state regulatory frameworks. Evergy serves a mix of urban and rural communities, including portions of the Kansas City metropolitan area and other population centers in its service territory.

The company’s business activities span power generation, system planning, transmission and distribution infrastructure, and customer-facing programs such as energy efficiency and demand-side management. Evergy operates a portfolio of generation resources and has been investing in modernization of its grid to improve reliability, integrate variable renewable resources and support distributed energy resources. It also offers commercial and industrial solutions, including energy management and reliability services for larger customers.

Evergy was created through the combination of two Kansas-based utilities in the late 2010s, bringing together legacy operations and customer bases to form a single regional provider. As a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ, it operates under the oversight of state utility commissions in Kansas and Missouri and must balance capital investment, reliability, regulatory compliance and customer affordability in its planning and operations.

The company emphasizes grid resilience, regulatory engagement and a transition toward cleaner energy sources while maintaining core service delivery. Evergy’s management and board oversee strategic initiatives focused on infrastructure investment, customer service improvements and the integration of renewable generation within the regulated utility framework.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $81.54 to $83.23
• 50-Day Range: $78.70 to $84.41
• 52-Week Range: $63.29 to $85.27
• Volume: 2.96 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.83 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.69
• Dividend Yield: 3.40%
• Price Target: $89.60
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Evergy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Evergy scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 93 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Evergy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Evergy is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Evergy has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.06%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Evergy are expected to grow by 7.06% in the coming year, from $4.25 to $4.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Evergy is 21.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.10.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Evergy is 21.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 22.71.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Evergy has a PEG Ratio of 2.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Evergy has a P/B Ratio of 1.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.75% of the float of Evergy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Evergy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.95.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Evergy has recently decreased by 5.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Evergy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Evergy has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Evergy is 73.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Evergy will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.10% next year. This indicates that Evergy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Evergy has a news sentiment score of 0.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Evergy this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for EVRG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Evergy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Evergy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $736,492.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.52% of the stock of Evergy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.24% of the stock of Evergy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/20 Dividend: 3/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/20 Dividend: 3/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Today: 5/09/2026
• Record date for 6/18 Dividend: 5/22/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend: 5/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EVRG
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:EVRG
• CIK: 1711269
• Web: www.evergyinc.com
• Phone: (816) 556-2200
• Fax: 785-575-1796
• Employees: 4,691
• Year Founded: 2018

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Evergy: $89.60
• High Price Target: $99.00
• Low Price Target: $82.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.24
• P/E Growth: 2.15
• Net Income: $855.60 million
• Net Margins: 14.63%
• Pretax Margin: 15.10%
• Return on Equity: 9.09%
• Return on Assets: 2.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.29
• Current Ratio: 0.45
• Quick Ratio: 0.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.16
• Cash Flow: $9.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.86
• Book Value: $44.32 per share
• Price / Book: 1.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 230,280,000
• Free Float: 226,784,000
• Market Cap: $18.83 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.56