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After finishing at $59.91 in the prior trading day, Evergy Inc (NASDAQ: EVRG) closed at $60.06, up 0.25%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.84 million shares were traded. EVRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $60.235 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $59.84.
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 0.35 and its Current Ratio is at 0.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.23.
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, Mizuho on October 29, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $67.
On September 20, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $70.
On April 04, 2024, Ladenburg Thalmann started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $51.Ladenburg Thalmann initiated its Neutral rating on April 04, 2024, with a $51 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 03 ’24 when Caisley Charles A. sold 9,236 shares for $59.63 per share. The transaction valued at 550,753 led to the insider holds 33,425 shares of the business.
Caisley Charles A. bought 9,236 shares of EVRG for $550,269 on Sep 03 ’24. On Aug 27 ’24, another insider, Humphrey Heather A, who serves as the SVP – GEN COUNSEL, CORP SEC of the company, sold 3,347 shares for $58.80 each. As a result, the insider received 196,809 and left with 35,314 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 13811277824 and an Enterprise Value of 27886104576. As of this moment, Evergy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.86. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.948 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.565.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EVRG has reached a high of $62.58, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $47.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.32%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.79M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1407440 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 229.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 225.97M. Insiders hold about 1.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.78% stake in the company. Shares short for EVRG as of 1728950400 were 8470118 with a Short Ratio of 4.73, compared to 1726185600 on 8272368. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8470118 and a Short% of Float of 4.32.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EVRG’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.54, compared to 2.57 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04239693The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.77.
