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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

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%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EVRG or PNW?

87.2% of Evergy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Evergy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital 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.

Which has higher earnings and 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	2.83	$873.50M	$3.64	19.77
Pinnacle West Capital	$5.12B	2.13	$608.81M	$4.85	18.82

Which has more volatility and risk, EVRG or PNW?

Evergy has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.9%. 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.

Does the media favor EVRG or PNW?

In the previous week, Evergy had 6 more articles in the media than Pinnacle West Capital. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Evergy and 23 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Evergy's score of 0.89 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pinnacle West Capital	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend EVRG or PNW?

Evergy currently has a consensus price target of $74.44, indicating a potential upside of 3.46%. Pinnacle West Capital has a consensus price target of $97.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.24%. Given Pinnacle West Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Summary

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