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After finishing at $73.81 in the prior trading day, Evergy Inc (NASDAQ: EVRG) closed at $73.28, down -0.72%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.76 million shares were traded. EVRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $73.23.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EVRG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.30 and its Current Ratio is at 0.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.21.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on October 28, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $77.
On October 28, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $93.
On May 13, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $75.BMO Capital Markets initiated its Outperform rating on May 13, 2025, with a $75 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 16870091776 and an Enterprise Value of 31604592640. As of this moment, Evergy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.376 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.664.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EVRG is 0.64, which has changed by 0.17304301 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13506866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EVRG has reached a high of $79.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $59.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.49%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.08M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1679190 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 230.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 227.04M. Insiders hold about 1.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.01% stake in the company. Shares short for EVRG as of 1763078400 were 12298787 with a Short Ratio of 5.91, compared to 1760486400 on 11620042. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12298787 and a Short% of Float of 6.2700000000000005.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EVRG’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.67, compared to 2.70 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036173962. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.89. The current Payout Ratio is 68.51% for EVRG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-21. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1987-05-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Evergy Inc (EVRG) is underway, with the input of 7.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.71, with high estimates of $0.86 and low estimates of $0.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.02 and $3.96 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.99. EPS for the following year is $4.3, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $4.41 and $4.26.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $1.41B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.81B to a low estimate of $1.24B. As of. The current estimate, Evergy Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.26BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.15B. There is a high estimate of $1.42B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $866.93M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EVRG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.43B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.86B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.06B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.85BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.68B and the low estimate is $6.06B.
