Evergy (EVRG) Competitors $71.55 +0.75 (+1.06%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$71.84 +0.29 (+0.41%) As of 08/1/2025 07:57 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, DUK, NI, 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), Duke Energy (DUK), NiSource (NI), 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 Duke Energy NiSource OGE Energy PPL Southern WEC Energy Group American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment and earnings. Which has more volatility and risk, AEP or EVRG? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AEP or EVRG more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.68% compared to Evergy's net margin of 14.87%. 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 American Electric Power17.68% 11.55% 3.11% Evergy 14.87%8.84%2.73% Is AEP or EVRG a better dividend stock? American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Evergy pays out 70.3% 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. American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Evergy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Evergy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend AEP or EVRG? American Electric Power presently has a consensus price target of $111.29, suggesting a potential downside of 2.02%. Evergy has a consensus price target of $74.06, suggesting a potential upside of 3.51%. Given Evergy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Evergy is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Evergy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AEP or EVRG? 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Evergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Evergy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor AEP or EVRG? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 41 more articles in the media than Evergy. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for American Electric Power and 23 mentions for Evergy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Evergy's score of 0.56 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Electric Power 33 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Evergy 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, AEP or EVRG? 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 RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B3.08$2.97B$6.8416.61Evergy$5.85B2.82$873.50M$3.8018.83 SummaryAmerican Electric Power and Evergy tied by winning 10 of the 20 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. Email Address 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$16.29B$25.13B$16.00B$9.52BDividend Yield3.77%3.71%5.46%4.09%P/E Ratio18.8334.7019.9523.81Price / Sales2.824.13201.6766.04Price / Cash7.798.9519.0357.96Price / Book1.652.292.145.54Net Income$873.50M$1.43B$751.46M$259.28M7 Day Performance2.51%-1.09%-0.96%-4.64%1 Month Performance3.73%1.12%20.30%4.41%1 Year Performance18.93%17.23%182.92%17.95% Evergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EVRGEvergy3.1241 of 5 stars$71.55+1.1%$74.06+3.5%+19.7%$16.29B$5.85B18.834,731Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3767 of 5 stars$107.95-1.7%$108.31+0.3%+12.2%$58.65B$19.72B18.6716,330Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLNTAlliant Energy3.8784 of 5 stars$63.83-1.7%$64.23+0.6%+15.7%$16.68B$3.98B19.982,998Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAEEAmeren4.3152 of 5 stars$98.42-1.7%$101.36+3.0%+25.7%$27.05B$7.62B21.398,981Trending NewsEarnings ReportCMSCMS Energy3.3683 of 5 stars$71.37-1.9%$77.25+8.2%+11.6%$21.77B$7.52B21.478,324Trending NewsEarnings ReportDUKDuke Energy4.3162 of 5 stars$117.68-1.9%$127.25+8.1%+9.2%$93.22B$30.36B19.2826,413Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNINiSource4.1686 of 5 stars$41.28-2.1%$41.50+0.5%+34.1%$19.85B$5.46B22.447,746Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOGEOGE Energy4.1319 of 5 stars$44.25-1.4%$46.80+5.8%+14.2%$9.03B$2.99B18.542,291News CoverageEarnings ReportPPLPPL3.4361 of 5 stars$35.76-2.2%$36.70+2.6%+17.6%$27.03B$8.46B21.026,653Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionSOSouthern4.1387 of 5 stars$94.30-1.1%$93.53-0.8%+8.4%$104.79B$26.72B22.4328,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWECWEC Energy Group3.6179 of 5 stars$107.52-1.8%$106.40-1.0%+24.3%$34.95B$8.60B21.107,017News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Electric Power Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Ameren Competitors CMS Energy Competitors Duke Energy Competitors NiSource 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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