Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Competitors $93.15 +0.15 (+0.17%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$93.16 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 10/17/2025 04:53 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PNW vs. EVRG, LNT, AEE, CMS, DTE, DUK, ED, OGE, SO, and WECShould you be buying Pinnacle West Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pinnacle West Capital include Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), Consolidated Edison (ED), OGE Energy (OGE), Southern (SO), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. Pinnacle West Capital vs. Its Competitors Evergy Alliant Energy Ameren CMS Energy DTE Energy Duke Energy Consolidated Edison OGE Energy Southern WEC Energy Group Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) and Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability. Is PNW or EVRG more profitable? Evergy has a net margin of 14.29% compared to Pinnacle West Capital's net margin of 10.96%. Evergy's return on equity of 8.62% beat Pinnacle West Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pinnacle West Capital10.96% 8.45% 2.12% Evergy 14.29%8.62%2.66% Do analysts rate PNW or EVRG? Pinnacle West Capital currently has a consensus price target of $96.42, suggesting a potential upside of 3.50%. Evergy has a consensus price target of $78.07, suggesting a potential upside of 0.12%. Given Pinnacle West Capital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pinnacle West Capital is more favorable than Evergy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pinnacle West Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27Evergy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PNW or EVRG? 91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Evergy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital 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 company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, PNW or EVRG? Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PNW or EVRG? In the previous week, Pinnacle West Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Evergy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital and 14 mentions for Evergy. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Evergy's score of 1.19 indicating that Pinnacle West Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pinnacle West Capital 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Evergy 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, PNW or EVRG? Evergy has higher revenue and earnings than Pinnacle West Capital. Pinnacle West Capital 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 RatioPinnacle West Capital$5.26B2.12$608.81M$4.8519.21Evergy$5.85B3.07$873.50M$3.6421.42 Is PNW or EVRG a better dividend stock? Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 73.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Evergy pays out 73.4% 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 increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. SummaryEvergy beats Pinnacle West Capital on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pinnacle West Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PNW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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 PNW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPinnacle West CapitalUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.11B$26.54B$16.96B$21.77BDividend Yield3.82%3.45%4.59%3.62%P/E Ratio19.2119.7258.1532.40Price / Sales2.124.4132.3458.86Price / Cash5.319.4219.3324.37Price / Book1.542.412.294.59Net Income$608.81M$1.43B$748.50M$1.01B7 Day Performance0.90%3.20%1.33%1.32%1 Month Performance8.48%6.53%8.86%-1.45%1 Year Performance5.95%17.08%55.03%9.57% Pinnacle West Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNWPinnacle West Capital4.1284 of 5 stars$93.15+0.2%$96.42+3.5%+7.0%$11.11B$5.26B19.216,403Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEVRGEvergy3.1753 of 5 stars$77.49+0.0%$76.94-0.7%+28.3%$17.83B$5.88B21.294,731Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.0539 of 5 stars$67.66-0.1%$66.78-1.3%+9.8%$17.39B$4.14B20.882,998News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAEEAmeren4.2152 of 5 stars$103.55-0.1%$105.75+2.1%+19.4%$28.00B$8.43B22.768,981Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionCMSCMS Energy4.3578 of 5 stars$73.51-0.8%$77.36+5.2%+5.2%$22.00B$7.52B21.758,324Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDTEDTE Energy4.6931 of 5 stars$140.12-0.2%$145.25+3.7%+10.5%$29.09B$12.46B20.169,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDUKDuke Energy4.3777 of 5 stars$126.11-0.7%$134.08+6.3%+6.6%$98.06B$31.27B20.5026,413Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEDConsolidated Edison4.1064 of 5 stars$100.85-1.5%$105.75+4.9%-4.3%$36.37B$15.26B18.3015,097Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOGEOGE Energy4.035 of 5 stars$45.94+0.3%$47.00+2.3%+14.5%$9.25B$3.22B18.832,291News CoveragePositive NewsSOSouthern4.0347 of 5 stars$98.15-0.1%$96.31-1.9%+5.5%$107.97B$26.72B25.2328,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWECWEC Energy Group4.3013 of 5 stars$115.02-0.1%$112.20-2.5%+17.9%$37.02B$9.31B22.037,017Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EVRG Alternatives LNT Alternatives AEE Alternatives CMS Alternatives DTE Alternatives DUK Alternatives ED Alternatives OGE Alternatives SO Alternatives WEC Alternatives 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 (NYSE:PNW) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHoly ****... 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