Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer PNW or EVRG?

In the previous week, Pinnacle West Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Evergy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital and 22 mentions for Evergy. Evergy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Pinnacle West Capital's score of 0.94 indicating that Evergy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pinnacle West Capital	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Evergy	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 4.1%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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 raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

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 Capital	10.96%	8.45%	2.12%
Evergy	14.29%	8.62%	2.66%

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pinnacle West Capital	$5.12B	2.04	$608.81M	$4.85	18.04
Evergy	$5.85B	2.84	$873.50M	$3.64	19.84

Do analysts prefer PNW or EVRG?

Pinnacle West Capital presently has a consensus target price of $96.20, suggesting a potential upside of 9.93%. Evergy has a consensus target price of $74.44, suggesting a potential upside of 3.08%. Given Pinnacle West Capital's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pinnacle West Capital is more favorable than Evergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinnacle West Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Evergy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Which has more volatility and risk, PNW or EVRG?

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

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Evergy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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