OGE Energy (OGE) Competitors

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) and OGE Energy (NYSE:OGE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Is EVRG or OGE a better dividend stock?

Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. OGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Evergy pays out 73.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OGE Energy pays out 68.9% 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 OGE Energy has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. OGE Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate EVRG or OGE?

Evergy currently has a consensus target price of $74.44, indicating a potential upside of 2.64%. OGE Energy has a consensus target price of $46.80, indicating a potential upside of 5.20%. Given OGE Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe OGE Energy is more favorable than Evergy.

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)	3.11
OGE Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EVRG or OGE?

Evergy has higher revenue and earnings than OGE Energy. OGE Energy 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	$5.85B	2.85	$873.50M	$3.64	19.92
OGE Energy	$2.99B	3.00	$441.50M	$2.44	18.23

Is EVRG or OGE more profitable?

OGE Energy has a net margin of 15.27% compared to Evergy's net margin of 14.29%. OGE Energy's return on equity of 10.60% beat Evergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evergy	14.29%	8.62%	2.66%
OGE Energy	15.27%	10.60%	3.55%

Which has more volatility and risk, EVRG or OGE?

Evergy has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OGE Energy has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EVRG or OGE?

87.2% of Evergy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of OGE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Evergy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of OGE Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer EVRG or OGE?

In the previous week, Evergy had 12 more articles in the media than OGE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Evergy and 11 mentions for OGE Energy. OGE Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Evergy's score of 1.21 indicating that OGE Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evergy	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OGE Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Evergy beats OGE Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.