OGE Energy (OGE) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer OGE or EVRG?

OGE Energy presently has a consensus target price of $46.80, suggesting a potential upside of 3.21%. Evergy has a consensus target price of $74.06, suggesting a potential upside of 3.51%. Given Evergy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Evergy is more favorable than OGE Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OGE Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Evergy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Which has more risk & volatility, OGE or EVRG?

OGE Energy has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, OGE or EVRG?

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
OGE Energy	$2.99B	3.06	$441.50M	$2.44	18.58
Evergy	$5.85B	2.82	$873.50M	$3.80	18.83

Is OGE or EVRG more profitable?

OGE Energy has a net margin of 15.27% compared to Evergy's net margin of 14.87%. OGE Energy's return on equity of 10.60% beat Evergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OGE Energy	15.27%	10.60%	3.55%
Evergy	14.87%	8.84%	2.73%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OGE or EVRG?

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

Does the media favor OGE or EVRG?

In the previous week, Evergy had 1 more articles in the media than OGE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Evergy and 22 mentions for OGE Energy. OGE Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Evergy's score of 0.56 indicating that OGE Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OGE Energy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 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

Is OGE or EVRG a better dividend stock?

OGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. OGE Energy pays out 68.9% 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. OGE Energy has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Evergy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Evergy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Evergy beats OGE Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.