Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Competitors

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) and Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, EVRG or PNW?

Evergy has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EVRG or PNW?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Evergy	$5.85B	2.82	$873.50M	$3.64	19.66
Pinnacle West Capital	$5.26B	2.02	$608.81M	$4.85	18.34

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

87.2% of Evergy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Evergy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor EVRG or PNW?

In the previous week, Evergy had 13 more articles in the media than Pinnacle West Capital. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Evergy and 14 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Evergy's score of 0.97 indicating that Pinnacle West Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evergy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pinnacle West Capital	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EVRG or PNW 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
Evergy	14.29%	8.62%	2.66%
Pinnacle West Capital	10.96%	8.45%	2.12%

Is EVRG or PNW a better dividend stock?

Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Evergy pays out 73.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 73.8% 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.

Do analysts rate EVRG or PNW?

Evergy currently has a consensus target price of $74.44, indicating a potential upside of 4.02%. Pinnacle West Capital has a consensus target price of $97.22, indicating a potential upside of 9.27%. 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
Evergy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11
Pinnacle West Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Evergy beats Pinnacle West Capital on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.