Evergy (EVRG) Competitors $68.96 -0.46 (-0.66%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$68.00 -0.96 (-1.39%) As of 07/11/2025 07:55 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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings. Is AEP or EVRG more profitable? Evergy has a net margin of 14.87% compared to American Electric Power's net margin of 13.73%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.68% beat Evergy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Electric Power13.73% 11.68% 3.08% Evergy 14.87%8.84%2.73% Which has more risk & volatility, AEP or EVRG? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 3.5%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. American Electric Power pays out 71.7% 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. Does the media prefer AEP or EVRG? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 8 more articles in the media than Evergy. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for American Electric Power and 19 mentions for Evergy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Evergy's score of 0.99 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 21 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Evergy 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer AEP or EVRG? American Electric Power currently has a consensus target price of $108.31, suggesting a potential upside of 2.82%. Evergy has a consensus target price of $73.19, suggesting a potential upside of 6.13%. 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31Evergy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Which has better earnings & valuation, AEP or EVRG? American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Evergy. Evergy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Electric Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B2.85$2.97B$5.1920.30Evergy$5.85B2.71$873.50M$3.8018.15 SummaryEvergy beats American Electric Power on 11 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$15.97B$24.49B$15.86B$9.10BDividend Yield3.85%3.74%5.61%4.00%P/E Ratio18.1534.3720.0820.27Price / Sales2.714.0829.6299.27Price / Cash7.648.8619.0958.16Price / Book1.592.222.155.49Net Income$873.50M$1.43B$751.09M$250.45M7 Day Performance-1.70%-1.28%-0.60%4.77%1 Month Performance1.52%0.41%1.47%7.66%1 Year Performance25.27%16.25%13.07%16.39% Evergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EVRGEvergy3.8642 of 5 stars$68.96-0.7%$73.19+6.1%+26.2%$15.97B$5.85B18.154,731News CoverageAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3991 of 5 stars$103.76+1.3%$108.31+4.4%+16.0%$55.43B$19.72B19.9917,000Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.6078 of 5 stars$60.47+0.2%$63.95+5.8%+16.5%$15.53B$3.98B20.852,998Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAEEAmeren4.0316 of 5 stars$95.96+0.7%$101.64+5.9%+31.5%$25.94B$7.62B21.289,240Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeCMSCMS Energy3.9022 of 5 stars$69.29+0.4%$77.00+11.1%+16.0%$20.73B$7.52B20.569,070Analyst RevisionDUKDuke Energy4.5317 of 5 stars$118.02+0.9%$126.94+7.6%+12.4%$91.73B$30.36B19.5727,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNINiSource4.4514 of 5 stars$40.36+1.0%$41.50+2.8%+33.2%$19.00B$5.93B21.827,120Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy4.0537 of 5 stars$44.35+0.7%$46.80+5.5%+21.0%$8.93B$2.99B18.332,291Positive NewsPPLPPL3.3191 of 5 stars$33.87+0.9%$36.80+8.7%+21.5%$25.04B$8.46B25.096,530News CoverageSOSouthern4.0879 of 5 stars$91.92+1.1%$92.93+1.1%+16.0%$101.03B$26.72B21.9427,700Positive NewsWECWEC Energy Group4.6468 of 5 stars$104.22+1.1%$106.33+2.0%+31.3%$33.26B$8.60B20.327,020Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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