FY2026 Earnings Estimate for Evergy Issued By Zacks Research

Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Evergy in a research report issued on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $4.25 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $4.26. The consensus estimate for Evergy’s current full-year earnings is $3.83 per share.

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.11). Evergy had a return on equity of 8.77% and a net margin of 14.77%. The company had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.24 billion.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on EVRG. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Evergy from $65.00 to $62.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 27th. Guggenheim upgraded shares of Evergy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised Evergy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $59.00 to $68.50 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $65.36.

Evergy Price Performance

Evergy stock opened at $68.56 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.53, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.66. The business has a 50-day moving average of $63.85 and a 200-day moving average of $62.12. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. Evergy has a 1 year low of $48.60 and a 1 year high of $69.90.

Evergy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a $0.6675 dividend. This represents a $2.67 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.89%. Evergy’s dividend payout ratio is 72.16%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Evergy

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new position in Evergy during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. National Pension Service bought a new stake in Evergy during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new position in shares of Evergy during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Evergy during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC bought a new position in shares of Evergy in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.24% of the company’s stock.

About Evergy

Evergy, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the United States. The company generates electricity through coal, landfill gas, uranium, and natural gas and oil sources, as well as solar, wind, other renewable sources. It serves residences, commercial firms, industrials, municipalities, and other electric utilities.