Evergy (EVRG) Competitors $72.29 +1.01 (+1.42%) Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.30 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 09/19/2025 04:52 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EVRG vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, CMS, DTE, DUK, OGE, PPL, SO, and WECShould you be buying Evergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Evergy include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), OGE Energy (OGE), PPL (PPL), Southern (SO), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. Evergy vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Alliant Energy Ameren CMS Energy DTE Energy Duke Energy OGE Energy PPL Southern WEC Energy Group Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor EVRG or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 16 more articles in the media than Evergy. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for American Electric Power and 17 mentions for Evergy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Evergy's score of 1.08 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Evergy 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Electric Power 26 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is EVRG or AEP more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.68% compared to Evergy's net margin of 14.29%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.55% beat Evergy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Evergy14.29% 8.62% 2.66% American Electric Power 17.68%11.55%3.11% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EVRG or AEP? American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Evergy. American Electric Power 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$5.85B2.85$873.50M$3.6419.86American Electric Power$19.72B2.90$2.97B$6.8415.65 Which has more volatility & risk, EVRG or AEP? Evergy has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend EVRG or AEP? Evergy presently has a consensus target price of $74.44, indicating a potential upside of 2.97%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $111.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.15%. Given American Electric Power's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Electric Power 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) 3.11American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 Is EVRG or AEP a better dividend stock? Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Evergy pays out 73.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% 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. Evergy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years and American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Evergy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EVRG or AEP? 87.2% of Evergy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Evergy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmerican Electric Power beats Evergy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EVRG 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 NASDAQ 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 EVRG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEvergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$16.41B$24.68B$16.30B$10.40BDividend Yield3.75%3.64%4.70%4.60%P/E Ratio19.8619.3551.8926.76Price / Sales2.854.2931.96124.23Price / Cash7.858.9119.1461.55Price / Book1.662.302.216.40Net Income$873.50M$1.43B$752.30M$271.62M7 Day Performance-0.32%2.33%0.41%3.46%1 Month Performance-0.43%2.56%1.10%9.87%1 Year Performance17.26%11.71%284.89%28.45% Evergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EVRGEvergy3.2392 of 5 stars$72.29+1.4%$74.44+3.0%+18.4%$16.41B$5.85B19.864,731Positive NewsInsider TradeAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3446 of 5 stars$109.10-0.3%$111.93+2.6%+5.2%$58.54B$19.72B18.0616,330Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLNTAlliant Energy4.0329 of 5 stars$64.73-0.2%$65.50+1.2%+7.4%$16.67B$3.98B19.302,998Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAEEAmeren4.6584 of 5 stars$100.58-0.2%$102.80+2.2%+18.5%$27.25B$7.62B22.118,981Positive NewsOptions VolumeCMSCMS Energy4.2975 of 5 stars$71.64-0.1%$77.25+7.8%+1.3%$21.46B$7.52B21.208,324News CoveragePositive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.4829 of 5 stars$136.46-0.3%$144.25+5.7%+9.8%$28.41B$12.46B19.639,500Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.6912 of 5 stars$122.40+0.4%$130.62+6.7%+5.2%$94.83B$30.36B19.9026,413Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy3.9434 of 5 stars$44.36-0.3%$46.80+5.5%+10.0%$8.96B$2.99B18.182,291Positive NewsPPLPPL3.797 of 5 stars$35.99-0.5%$36.70+2.0%+12.3%$26.74B$8.46B26.866,653SOSouthern4.184 of 5 stars$92.35+0.1%$94.92+2.8%+3.4%$101.50B$26.72B23.7428,600Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionWECWEC Energy Group4.0042 of 5 stars$111.01+0.4%$106.40-4.2%+17.5%$35.57B$8.60B21.277,017Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Electric Power Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Ameren Competitors CMS Energy Competitors DTE Energy Competitors Duke Energy Competitors OGE Energy Competitors PPL Competitors Southern 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 (NASDAQ:EVRG) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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