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NYSE:EVRG

Evergy (EVRG) Competitors

$51.05
-0.39 (-0.76%)
(As of 09/27/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$50.95
$51.77
50-Day Range
$51.05
$61.56
52-Week Range
$50.95
$65.39
Volume
1.52 million shs
Average Volume
1.98 million shs
Market Capitalization
$11.73 billion
P/E Ratio
15.52
Dividend Yield
4.80%
Price Target
$61.83

EVRG vs. APA, CHK, OVV, PAA, DINO, WES, MMP, EQT, TPL, and FTI

Should you be buying Evergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Evergy include APA (APA), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Ovintiv (OVV), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), HF Sinclair (DINO), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Magellan Midstream Partners (MMP), EQT (EQT), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), and TechnipFMC (FTI). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.

Evergy vs.

APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Evergy (NYSE:EVRG) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. APA pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Evergy pays out 74.5% 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. APA has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

In the previous week, APA had 21 more articles in the media than Evergy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for APA and 7 mentions for Evergy. Evergy's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat APA's score of 0.39 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
APA
10 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Evergy
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

APA has higher revenue and earnings than Evergy. APA 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 Ratio
APA$12.13B1.07$3.67B$4.679.07
Evergy$5.86B2.00$752.70M$3.2915.52

Evergy received 37 more outperform votes than APA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.97% of users gave Evergy an outperform vote while only 44.83% of users gave APA an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
APAOutperform Votes
78
44.83%
Underperform Votes
96
55.17%
EvergyOutperform Votes
115
58.97%
Underperform Votes
80
41.03%

80.5% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Evergy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Evergy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

APA has a beta of 3.53, meaning that its stock price is 253% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

APA presently has a consensus price target of $47.57, suggesting a potential upside of 12.25%. Evergy has a consensus price target of $61.83, suggesting a potential upside of 21.12%. Given APA's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Evergy is more favorable than APA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
APA
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Evergy
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

APA has a net margin of 16.14% compared to APA's net margin of 12.97%. Evergy's return on equity of 117.05% beat APA's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
APA16.14% 117.05% 13.25%
Evergy 12.97%8.94%2.87%

Summary

APA beats Evergy on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.


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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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EVRG vs. The Competition

MetricEvergyElectric & other services combined IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$11.73B$16.16B$7.81B$15.10B
Dividend Yield4.60%4.07%11.41%3.70%
P/E Ratio15.5216.0410.0922.42
Price / Sales2.001.8541.368.68
Price / Cash6.497.7210.7417.08
Price / Book1.231.549.806.62
Net Income$752.70M$796.60M$1.27B$901.90M
7 Day Performance-5.22%-5.19%0.79%-1.20%
1 Month Performance-10.00%-6.50%0.34%-4.47%
1 Year Performance-19.25%-9.45%52.24%6.87%

Evergy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APA
APA
2.95 of 5 stars
$41.05
+0.1%
$47.57
+15.9%
+29.7%$12.61B$12.13B8.792,273Analyst Report
Gap Up
CHK
Chesapeake Energy
3.3213 of 5 stars
$83.08
0.0%
$109.91
+32.3%
-6.8%$11.00B$11.74B1.961,200Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
OVV
Ovintiv
3.1525 of 5 stars
$46.55
+0.2%
$56.89
+22.2%
+18.2%$12.75B$12.46B3.521,744Analyst Report
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
PAA
Plains All American Pipeline
2.2804 of 5 stars
$15.19
-3.1%
$16.58
+9.2%
+49.6%$10.61B$51.23B9.384,100Analyst Downgrade
DINO
HF Sinclair
2.6749 of 5 stars
$56.82
-1.8%
$63.67
+12.0%
+13.7%$10.46B$34.98B4.825,223Insider Selling
WES
Western Midstream Partners
2.9001 of 5 stars
$26.34
-2.3%
$30.60
+16.2%
+14.9%$10.13B$3.25B9.871,217
MMP
Magellan Midstream Partners
1.6962 of 5 stars
$69.00
flat
$60.70
-12.0%
N/A$13.94B$3.48B13.751,655
EQT
EQT
2.9146 of 5 stars
$38.96
+0.1%
$47.07
+20.8%
+0.8%$14.09B$7.50B4.38744Analyst Report
Positive News
TPL
Texas Pacific Land
2.1807 of 5 stars
$1,847.64
-0.7%
$1,622.00
-12.2%
+11.5%$14.19B$667.42M34.1899Positive News
FTI
TechnipFMC
2.26 of 5 stars
$20.72
-1.6%
$21.67
+4.6%
+152.4%$9.08B$6.70B-69.0623,346Short Interest ↑
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