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The price of Evergy Inc (NASDAQ: EVRG) closed at $74.07 in the last session, up 0.76% from day before closing price of $73.51. In other words, the price has increased by $0.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.18 million shares were traded. EVRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $73.24.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at EVRG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.27 and its Current Ratio is at 0.50. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.24.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on May 13, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $75.
On April 28, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $78.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 15 ’25 when Elwell Lesley Lissette sold 8,000 shares for $72.33 per share. The transaction valued at 578,640 led to the insider holds 499 shares of the business.
Elwell Lesley Lissette bought 8,000 shares of EVRG for $580,160 on Sep 15 ’25. On Jun 09 ’25, another insider, Lawrence Sandra AJ, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,019 shares for $67.45 each. As a result, the insider received 68,735 and left with 1,772 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EVRG now has a Market Capitalization of 17047604224 and an Enterprise Value of 31871903744. As of this moment, Evergy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.42 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.93.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EVRG is 0.54, which has changed by 0.19448471 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EVRG has reached a high of $74.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $59.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.82%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, EVRG traded on average about 2.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2452400 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 230.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 226.94M. Insiders hold about 1.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.55% stake in the company. Shares short for EVRG as of 1757894400 were 13057739 with a Short Ratio of 5.70, compared to 1755216000 on 12003694. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13057739 and a Short% of Float of 6.6599995.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for EVRG is 2.67, which was 2.645 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0359815. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.91. . The current Payout Ratio is 68.51% for EVRG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-22 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-22. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1987-05-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Evergy Inc (EVRG) is a result of the insights provided by 5.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.65, with high estimates of $0.77 and low estimates of $0.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.13 and $3.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.03. EPS for the following year is $4.29, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $4.4 and $4.24.
Revenue Estimates
According to 3 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.24B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.05B to a low estimate of $1.8B. As of . The current estimate, Evergy Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.81BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.08B. There is a high estimate of $1.32B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $606.2M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EVRG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.13B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.97B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.05B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.85BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.42B and the low estimate is $6.06B.
