Evergy (EVRG) Competitors $71.39 +0.12 (+0.17%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$71.39 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:57 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, NI, OGE, 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), NiSource (NI), OGE Energy (OGE), 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 NiSource OGE Energy Southern WEC Energy Group Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. 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 3.4%. 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 have more ownership in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to EVRG or AEP? In the previous week, Evergy and Evergy both had 27 articles in the media. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Evergy's score of 1.01 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 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Electric Power 27 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has higher valuation & 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$5.85B2.81$873.50M$3.6419.61American Electric Power$19.72B2.98$2.97B$6.8416.09 Do analysts prefer EVRG or AEP? Evergy currently has a consensus price target of $74.44, indicating a potential upside of 4.27%. American Electric Power has a consensus price target of $111.29, indicating a potential upside of 1.14%. Given Evergy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Evergy is more favorable than American Electric Power.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) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has more volatility & risk, EVRG or AEP? Evergy has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% SummaryEvergy beats American Electric Power on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Evergy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EVRG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$16.43B$24.39B$16.14B$9.83BDividend Yield3.75%3.74%5.39%4.49%P/E Ratio19.6119.0351.1226.63Price / Sales2.814.0336.78110.56Price / Cash7.849.0119.2828.92Price / Book1.642.352.136.56Net Income$873.50M$1.43B$751.26M$266.04M7 Day Performance-0.93%-1.39%-0.96%-0.58%1 Month Performance-0.22%9.90%2.62%6.24%1 Year Performance19.58%12.00%336.33%22.22% Evergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EVRGEvergy3.3259 of 5 stars$71.39+0.2%$74.44+4.3%+20.5%$16.43B$5.85B19.614,731Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3462 of 5 stars$111.02-0.7%$111.29+0.2%+9.8%$59.37B$19.72B18.3216,330Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy3.8907 of 5 stars$65.07+0.1%$65.50+0.7%+11.0%$16.72B$3.98B19.372,998Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionAEEAmeren4.4287 of 5 stars$99.81+0.1%$102.80+3.0%+20.8%$26.98B$7.62B21.948,981Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy3.5575 of 5 stars$71.55+0.5%$77.25+8.0%+4.8%$21.42B$7.52B21.178,324Positive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.0302 of 5 stars$136.69+0.1%$143.38+4.9%+8.5%$28.37B$12.46B19.679,500Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.2068 of 5 stars$122.45+0.1%$130.62+6.7%+7.0%$95.25B$30.36B19.9126,413Positive NewsNINiSource4.1781 of 5 stars$42.26+0.3%$42.56+0.7%+27.4%$19.90B$5.46B22.487,746Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy3.6934 of 5 stars$44.66+0.1%$46.80+4.8%+12.6%$8.99B$2.99B18.302,291Positive NewsSOSouthern4.0902 of 5 stars$92.34+0.1%$94.92+2.8%+6.5%$101.53B$26.72B23.7428,600Positive NewsWECWEC Energy Group3.8513 of 5 stars$106.54+0.2%$106.40-0.1%+13.9%$34.28B$8.60B20.417,017Positive 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 NiSource Competitors OGE Energy 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 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredThis Coin Could Explode, and it’s Hiding in Plain Sight!The #1 coin with skyrocket potential right now... 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