Evergy (EVRG) Competitors

Evergy (NYSE:EVRG) and Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media prefer EVRG or ET?

In the previous week, Evergy had 36 more articles in the media than Energy Transfer. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Evergy and 18 mentions for Energy Transfer. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Evergy's score of 0.25 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evergy	11 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Energy Transfer	7 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EVRG or ET a better dividend stock?

Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Evergy pays out 83.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Energy Transfer pays out 117.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Evergy has increased its dividend for 19 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EVRG or ET?

87.2% of Evergy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Evergy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EVRG or ET?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Evergy. Energy Transfer 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
Evergy	$5.64B	2.53	$731.30M	$3.09	20.04
Energy Transfer	$83.63B	0.65	$3.47B	$1.09	14.69

Which has more volatility and risk, EVRG or ET?

Evergy has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Transfer has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EVRG or ET?

Energy Transfer received 270 more outperform votes than Evergy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.69% of users gave Energy Transfer an outperform vote while only 58.96% of users gave Evergy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Evergy	Outperform Votes 125 58.96%	Underperform Votes 87 41.04%
Energy Transfer	Outperform Votes 395 71.69%	Underperform Votes 156 28.31%

Is EVRG or ET more profitable?

Evergy has a net margin of 13.12% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 5.19%. Energy Transfer's return on equity of 12.74% beat Evergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evergy	13.12%	8.50%	2.65%
Energy Transfer	5.19%	12.74%	4.22%

Do analysts rate EVRG or ET?

Evergy presently has a consensus target price of $58.33, suggesting a potential downside of 5.78%. Energy Transfer has a consensus target price of $19.29, suggesting a potential upside of 20.42%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than Evergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evergy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

Energy Transfer beats Evergy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.